Court documents filed earlier this year show that a two-year-old’s death had signs of being struck with an object.
The documents filed show that when police and EMS arrived at the residence the mother was holding the child, and he was not breathing.
The child’s mother, 27-year-old Sexlyn Tataichy handed the child to EMS personnel who began CPR.
Documents show that while the child was in the ambulance, emergency personnel noticed bruising on the child’s arms, and abdomen, and noticed some blood in the nose.
Ultimately, life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and the two-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital.
As Le Mars police began their investigation, they noticed red marks on the body and a lot of scratch marks, some six-eight inches long, consistent with being struck with some object.
Police say on September 24, Tataichy was charged with three Class B felonies:
- Second-Degree Murder
- Child Endangerment Resulting in Death
- Child Endangerment, Multiple Acts
