Hurting kids is one of society's most serious taboos. So why then are parents and family members allowed to abuse their kids often with scant repercussions?
Mother s Boyfriend Gets 25 Years In Jail For Beating 6-Year-Old Child To Death ibtimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ibtimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mother s Boyfriend Gets 25 Years to Life for Murder of 6-Year-Old Zymere Perkins Little Zymere was found to be living in a filthy, moldy, cockroach-ridden apartment with no electricity before his death in 2016
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Zymere Perkins was found covered in bruises, scratches and welts on his stomach when his mom brought him to the hospital in 2016
The 6-year-old boy later died from what an investigation determined to be fatal child abuse syndrome
Rysheim Smith, the boyfriend of Zymere s mother, was found guilty on all counts including murder and manslaughter
The boyfriend of a 6-year-old New York City boy s mother was sentenced to decades in prison Monday for the child s death, ending one of the highest-profile child abuse cases the city has seen over the past few years.
Convicted killer, abuser of 6-year-old Zymere Perkins gets maximum prison sentence nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.