8YO Round Lake Beach Boy Was Denied Food & Beaten With A Belt Before Fatal Collapse

[Sugar Cookie]

An 8-year-old boy in Illinois died after being found unresponsive by his mother and her boyfriend, and prosecutors are accusing the couple of murder.

Dominique Servant, 32, and her boyfriend, Joey Ruffin, 38, were arrested on Friday after first responders were called to the couple's home in Round Lake Beach, following a report of an unresponsive child. The child, Servant's 8-year-old son, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities said the boy, who was not identified by name, showed signs of long-term abuse and malnourishment.

According to courtroom reporting by the Daily Herald, a local news outlet, prosecutors accused Servant and Ruffin of beating the boy with a belt and depriving him of food in the days leading up to his death on Friday. That afternoon, Servant and Ruffin found the boy unconscious, and Ruffin attempted CPR on the boy before the couple called 911 at 2 p.m.

Assistant Lake County State's Attorney Lillian Lewis said Servant told police that she had seen Ruffin punch her son the day before. She also told police that the boy had been on a liquid diet beginning Feb. 4.

An autopsy of the boy allegedly revealed evidence of bruising all over his body and malnourishment.

In a press release on Facebook, the Round Lake Police said the boy had been the target of "long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse." During Sunday's court appearance, Lewis said Servant told authorities that the couple would make the boy hold weights over his head for extended periods of time as punishment.

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8-year-old boy was denied food, beaten with a belt before fatal collapse: Prosecutors

In a press release on Facebook, the Round Lake Police said the boy had been the target of "long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse."

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[Sugar Cookie]

The coroner has released the identity of an 8-year-old boy who authorities say was punched, beaten with a belt, malnourished and put in a cold shower in Round Lake Beach before he died Friday.

Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek identified the child on Monday morning as Markell Pierce, 8, of Round Lake Beach.

Coroner identifies 8-year-old child who died after alleged horrific abuse by couple in Round Lake Beach

The coroner has released the identity of an 8-year-old boy who authorities say was punched, beaten with a belt, malnourished and put in a cold shower in Round Lake Beach before he died Friday.

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[420702]

The usual suspects

 

[BuffettGirl]

I can't even begin to imagine how lonely and afraid he must have felt...

 

[Danaf]

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8-year-old boy was denied food, beaten with a belt before fatal collapse: Prosecutors

In a press release on Facebook, the Round Lake Police said the boy had been the target of "long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse."

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Exterminate these that was brutal and they should be treated with brutal force! That poor little boy

 

[Busy Bee]

That sweet little lad!! Just want to hug him, love him and get him away! How people can treat their children like that!! Animals do a better job! Of course both of them have never missed a meal!!! Look at his little arms, very thin!