OH - 12-year-old dies after forced ice baths

[Vaderman]

12-year-old dies after forced ice baths, police say; Akron man denies child endangering charge

Anthony McCants, 23, is held on a $500,000 bond in connection with the death of a boy subjected to prolonged cold plunges in Akron

www.cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio – An Akron man is accused of forcing a 12-year-old boy to take long ice baths and do push-ups in the hours before the child died Saturday, court records show.


Anthony McCants, 23, was charged Saturday in Akron Municipal Court in the death of Jadako Taylor, 12, of Akron. McCants was charged with endangering children.
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McCants forced the boy to take two ice baths, or cold plunges, between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m., according to the complaint. The first ice bath lasted 45 minutes with short breaks for pushups and other physical activities, the filing shows.



The second ice bath lasted 30 minutes, according to the court document. When Jadako died, his body temperature was 74 degrees Fahrenheit, the complaint shows. Hypothermia sets in when a person’s body temperature drops under 95 degrees.



The 12-year-old was unresponsive when authorities arrived.

 

[Vaderman]

Ohio boy died after man forced him to endure ice baths as 'punishment,' complaint says

A child who died Saturday in Akron after a cardiac arrest has been identified. A criminal complaint alleges he was forced do "corporal punishments."

www.dispatch.com

At the time of his death, Jadako's core body temperature was 74 degrees Fahrenheit, the complaint said. According to the Cleveland Clinic, the normal body temperature for a child of any age is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

[tlcya]

It was not clear what McCants’ relationship to Taylor was, but a caller who dialed police when the child started having the medical emergency claimed it was his little brother, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
Ohio boy, 12, dies after man forces him to undergo back-to-back ‘ice baths’ and strenuous exercises as part of ‘corporal punishment’: complaint

McCants is in the custody of the Summit County Jail, with a bail of $500,000 bond. A trial date has yet to be set.
Ohio Boy, 12, Dies After Man Allegedly Forced Him to Take Ice Baths as 'Corporal Punishment’ Per Criminal Complaint: Reports

wishing Mr. McCants everything he deserves and more.

 

[tlcya]

Anthony also goes by AJ.

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[Chimera]

Rest in gentle peace, Taylor !

What a brutal death.
A 45 min. and a 30 min. ice bath had to be agonizing.
Then forced to do physical exercises as well ?
That is not 'punishment', it's torture.
Imo.

 

[Lucy6226]

Poor boy, he must have been in so much pain. Even adults can struggle with more than a few minutes in an ice bath. The push-ups too....agree it's torture not punishment.

 

[Vaderman]

Poor boy, he must have been in so much pain. Even adults can struggle with more than a few minutes in an ice bath. The push-ups too....agree it's torture not punishment.

I used to take ice showers and it's definitely something you have to ease yourself into and mentally/physically prepare for.

Some of the news articles on this case are tagged as "graphic" and it's absolutely true. The details of what this kid went through are unsettling.

 

[cocomod]

I used to take ice showers and it's definitely something you have to ease yourself into and mentally/physically prepare for.

Some of the news articles on this case are tagged as "graphic" and it's absolutely true. The details of what this kid went through are unsettling.

Easing in to is one thing, but no one should ever do more than 10 minutes. A child likely shouldn't do more than 5 minutes. Forcing him to do 45 minutes and later another 30 minutes is torture.

 

[tlcya]

regardless of the length of time, this wasn't done with an eye toward some health benefit. It was punitive in nature.