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Boo1

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12. The mechanism of death

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:20 PM

Jun 26

here would probably have been him carrying so much weight on his frame that his heart couldn't physically pump blood because the fat was compressing it too much to beat effectively.

I've coached kids his age before, and even the biggest ones rarely weight over 100 lbs. He was 2.5x that. Everything that he ate to get that size, they had to give it to him.

2nd degree murder in Michigan would require that you can show the death occurred because the person put the victim in a position where severe bodily harm could happen and they were aware that it would likely end in death.

I think involuntary manslaughter would be an easier case to prove, but the fact that they didn't enroll him in school or take him to the doctor might be used to show that they were actively trying to hide his condition knowing that they would be in trouble because of it.

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kid dies weighing 255 pounds. parents charged with 2nd degree murder [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 26 OP

murder? rampartd Jun 26 #1

The parents are accused of not taking the kid to a doctor for his health issues. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 26 #2

kids die of measles every day rampartd Jun 26 #3

If a child was dying from measles and parents LisaL Jun 26 #14

No doctor visits, no school either BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 26 #7

This is absolutely child abuse and as we see terminal Melon Jun 26 #4

More..boy was bedbound, eating mostly french fries and potatoe chips BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 28 #18

Basically, a junk food diet. LisaL Jun 28 #25

worse than junk food... no variety in the kind of junk food that he ate BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 28 #30

Horrifying details in that article senseandsensibility Jun 28 #32

proceded in death by younger brother... Jean-Luc Jun 26 #5

where did you read that? hookaleft Jun 26 #8

Obituary. Ms. Toad Jun 26 #11

The surviving sister LisaL Jun 26 #13

That is horrifying. yardwork Jun 27 #17

It's Pretty Bad When Parents Let a Child Weigh Almost As Much As Trump n/t lavoosh99 Jun 26 #6

No words malaise Jun 26 #9

I know mug shots are usually pretty awful GenThePerservering Jun 26 #10

The mechanism of death Boo1 Jun 26 #12

they look like I expected they would Celerity Jun 26 #15

OMG! Grim Chieftain Jun 26 #16

What a smiling pair they are DFW Jun 28 #24

There was a boy in my hometown roughly the same age and size Maru Kitteh Jun 28 #19

It's called Prader-Willi Syndrome VTderry Jun 28 #20

It absolutely does sound like hell on Earth for everyone. Maru Kitteh Jun 28 #21

I sincerely doubt that the kid had it. LisaL Jun 28 #23

I don't think the kid had Prader-Will Syndrome. LisaL Jun 28 #22

That was my first thought jmbar2 Jun 28 #28

This kid is described as bed ridden near the end. LisaL Jun 28 #29

If he was Prader Willi, he probably exhausted his parents long before he became bedridden jmbar2 Jun 28 #31

The child has such kind eyes senseandsensibility Jun 28 #26

If he was removed from the parents at some point in time, he might have had a chance. LisaL Jun 28 #27