The 2-year-old had extensive bruises across the left side of the face and wasn’t breathing, police said. The boy was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Wilson Borough where he was pronounced dead at 3:03 a.m., the district attorney’s office said.
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Wyant met the child’s mother in July 2021 on a dating application, court papers say. He slept over with the woman and her son on July 30, July 31, Aug. 13 and Aug. 14, according to court records. The presentment includes text messages and comments indicating Wyant’s frustration with getting the boy to sleep and indicating he wanted to assume responsibility for putting the boy to bed.
They all slept in the same bed July 30 and July 31 in the third-floor bedroom of Wyant’s mother’s home in Wilson, court papers say. The mother put the baby to bed both nights, court papers say.
On Aug. 5, Wyant texted one of his three children that “Next time I see (the baby) I’m going to hang him upside down/And drop him lol.”, court papers say. When asked why, Wyant responded, “Not yr bother lol/No I’m just kidding.”, court papers say.
In preparing for the Aug. 13 sleepover, Wyant insisted he would put the 2-year-old to bed.
" ... he will get spanked if he doesn’t listen to me,” Wyant wrote in a text to the girlfriend. “There will be no giving in,” he later added.
Wyant texted the girlfriend at 12:52 a.m. Aug 14 saying the baby was sleeping, court papers say.
At 1:55 a.m., Wyant texted the woman that the boy “just bit me when I was rubbing his face so he got smacked,” court papers say. At 2:08 a.m., Wyant texted the woman that the baby “just fell out of bed because he thinks it’s time to play,” court papers say.
Man charged with killing 2-year-old in Wilson Borough home, authorities say (UPDATE)
So the mother met this winner on some dating ap in July. Immediately he begins to sleep over, in the same bed with mommy and her toddler son. within a week, said new boyfriend wants to "take over" putting the child to bed and the mother apparently is all on board with this plan to have Prince Charming "take over" enforcing bedtime. Of her two year old. WTF is wrong with this picture? Better yet, tell me what's right, it'll take way less time.
Those texts are infuriating but will help convict him.
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