Sentenced: Stepfather caused death of 6yo boy with autism who ‘fell down the stairs’

[Sugar Cookie]

A boy with autism, who was nonverbal, was declared brain dead two days after his 6th birthday, and prosecutors say his stepfather was responsible for causing injuries so severe, doctors did not expect the boy to survive. According to prosecutors, the stepfather blamed the injuries on a fall down the stairs at their Waukesha apartment complex on July 17. Police said the boy sustained injuries so severe he was "likely to die."

According to a criminal complaint, police learned the child was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital by his mother and stepfather, Carl Bookout, 42, with a severe skull fracture and brain bleeding, among other injuries. The parents reported he fell down the stairs, and he "had been unconscious for three hours before they brought him to the hospital." Bookout said the fall happened while the mother was at the store on July 17 -- the day before the boy's birthday.

Doctors determined "it would be extremely unlikely that any child would sustain this massive injury from a short fall." Doctors advised the boy "would die from his injuries."

The child was transferred to Children's Hospital due to the severity of the injuries.

In addition to the head injuries, the complaint said he suffered a broken right arm and bruising on multiple areas of his body. The complaint said the head injuries were so severe, his brain was forced to one side of his head.

The complaint noted the child was taken to the doctor on June 24 for the same broken right arm, and the complaint said the mother indicated he fell at Cousin's Subs in Waukesha a few days before that. According to the complaint, investigators looked at surveillance video, which showed the child did fall at Cousin's, but he was favoring his forearm, not his upper arm, after the fall. He was caught on camera doing things he wouldn't have been able to do if the fall caused the broken arm, the complaint said. The complaint noted he was seen on June 27 for facial swelling -- and Bookout couldn't explain what might have caused it.

Prosecutors said on July 17, Bookout indicated the child fell down approximately six to eight carpeted steps at their apartment complex. He then went to sleep for approximately three hours. When the parents tried to wake him up, he was unresponsive and had vomited in bed. He wasn't breathing on his own when he arrived at the hospital.

The child's mother told investigators Bookout texted her after the fall, and was keeping her apprised of the boy's status. She said she "had been suspicious of Bookout possibly causing injury" to the boy, noting that he could have pulled his arm too hard. She said she was suspicious when she got home from the store on July 17 and Bookout had cleaned the living room and kitchen, which he normally doesn't do.

Bookout was again questioned about the child's injuries, and advised that they weren't consistent with him falling down the stairs. He maintained he didn't hit the child at any time, and the child "just fell down the stairs." The complaint noted the mother and stepfather advised they didn't notice any bruising on the child until it was observed at the hospital.

The boy was declared brain dead on July 20, at the age of 6. An autopsy revealed he suffered severe blunt force trauma to his head. The complaint said doctors advised "it was most likely (the boy) became immediately unresponsive upon the blunt force trauma to his head." When questioned about the amount of force necessary to cause the injuries, the complaint said the medical examiner indicated it would have been "extreme," and likened it to a direct blow to the skull, such as a stomp, a slam against a concrete wall, or a crash.

Several days after giving his first three statements to police, the complaint said Bookout asked to speak with a detective, and indicated on July 17, as he went out to the garage for a cigarette, the child was on his shoulders, and on the way down the stairs, the boy was squirming. Bookout said he has a pre-existing neck injury, and he was wearing a boot due to a broken foot. He said he lost his grip on the child, and the boy fell forward over him, falling onto the stairs and then tumbling down the rest of the stairs, telling investigators, "I dropped him."

The boy's death was ruled a homicide.

Stepfather faces homicide charge in death of 6-year-old boy with autism who 'fell down the stairs'

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[Sejanus]

Deranged dickface.
Throw him down a flight of stairs...in a 30 story building.

 

[Babs]

How many versions are we gonna tell, you lying sack of dog shit?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I just want to kick him in the face so hard.

 

[EyEgOrE]

Even the stupidest fuck wouldn't put a 6 year old on their shoulders if they have a pre-existing neck injury. And then walk down stairs, in a boot, with a 6 year old on an injured neck? Dude, just tell everyone you got frustrated and threw the kid down the steps. No one is buying your bullshit.

 

[Prettypink513]

They'll love his man bun

 

[ummmm yea tht part]

Dumb bitch u suspected he was doing something. I wish I could slap the taste outta her mouth

 

[Sugar Cookie]

@Satanica

A 5-year-old Waukesha boy repeatedly sustained injuries and abuse at the hands of his stepfather, which his mother did little to prevent, according to a criminal complaint.

In addition, the boy did not receive medications and treatment he needed for seizures and a bone disorder even before his death, the complaint said.

The boy's mother now faces felony charges in Waukesha County Circuit Court, alleging child neglect, in connection with his death in July from injuries that included a fractured skull.

Authorities said the boy, identified only as L.A.C., was repeatedly left in Carl A. Bookout's care by Edzaida "Selina" Pace despite earlier incidents and injuries, according to an amended complaint filed Sept. 27.

Bookout, 42, was charged July 30 with first-degree reckless homicide and physical abuse of a child

Pace, 29, is charged with failure to act to prevent harm to a child and five felony counts of child neglect — not only pertaining to his fatal injuries, but for not treating her son's seizures and bone disorder as directed by doctors at other times.

According to the complaint:

The neglect charges tied to the boy's medical conditions date back to 2018, including an incident in December when he had two seizures at school. Pace stopped giving him medication for his condition without doctor approval and failed to bring him to a March 2019 followup appointment.

The boy was severely malnourished, also related to his medical problems, and had been left untreated for unusual bone growths, both of which required followup medical examinations that did not happen.

When he was brought to ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital on July 17 for injuries that Bookout claimed were caused by a fall down a half-dozen carpeted stairs, doctors were wary. He was later transferred to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where doctors there eventually concluded the skull fracture and brain hemorrhaging that claimed his life couldn't have been caused by such a fall.

Doctors concluded the boy had suffered from his medical neglect for more than two years before his death.

Earlier injuries, including a broken arm, indicated a pattern of physical abuse that Pace had to be aware of, but she contributed to covering up the incidents.

She also left the boy in Bookout's care, while she worked a third-shift job and ran errands during the day.

A Waukesha mother has been charged with child neglect after her 5-year-old died from abuse

The boy did not receive medications and treatment he needed for seizures and a bone disorder, according to a criminal complaint.

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[Sugar Cookie]

Thirty-one-year-old Edizaida Pace was found guilty of one count child abuse, failure to prevent great harm in the death of her 6-year-old son.

She was sentenced to 10 years, with five years of initial confinement and five years extended supervision.

According to a criminal complaint, Pace repeatedly left her son with his stepfather, 42-year-old Carl Bookout, despite the fact that the boy continued to acquire injuries while left with him.

The mother and stepfather took the unresponsive and limp child to the hospital on July 17, 2019, just one day shy of the boy’s 6th birthday.

Bookout had been watching the child while Pace was at work, according to the complaint, and he sent Pace text messages claiming that the boy had fallen multiple times. He said the boy then went to sleep. The complaint says Pace later came home and found the child unresponsive on his bed.

An initial examination showed the boy had a severe skull fracture and brain bleed, a broken arm, and bruising on multiple areas of his body. The parents reported that the child had been unconscious for three hours before they brought him to the hospital.

Investigators say Bookout told them the child fell down the stairs, but an autopsy revealed the boy had suffered blunt force trauma to his head.

He died on July 20, 2019, two days after his 6th birthday.

Bookout was found guilty of first degree reckless homicide.

Waukesha woman sentenced to 10 years in connection to death of 6-year-old son

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[Rosa178]

She didn’t care about her boy at all. So many disgusting excuses for parents. I would literally do anything to protect my children. If someone did that to my son they wouldn’t be alive to face the charges.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Carl Bookout, 42, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for causing his 6-year-old stepson’s death.

The victim, Lukas, has autism and was non-verbal.

Bookout told investigators he had dropped the boy down some stairs accidentally.

His attorney maintained the child’s death was an accident.

The egg donor will also serve prison time for failing to act to prevent bodily harm.

Waukesha Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison For Causing His Stepson’s Death

A Waukesha County judge has sentenced a man to 22 years in prison for causing his 6-year-old stepson's death. ...

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[Sevens My Charm]

He has a man bun .. he might want to get rid of that..