Sentenced: Son has '50-50 chance' of survival after spleen ruptures in beating by father

[Sugar Cookie]

Louisville police say a boy’s chance of survival is “50-50” after his spleen ruptured following a beating by his father Friday that left the son unconscious, according to reports.

Joshua Dossey, 39, has been charged with second-degree assault in the attack, Louisville's WLKY-TV reported.
Investigators say Dossey and his son argued Friday in their Louisville home, according to the report.

Dossey reportedly told authorities that his son had spat on him and hit him, prompting Dossey to grab his son and punch him in the face. The victim was knocked unconscious, the report said.

The son's age was not specified, but he was described as a minor, Louisville's FOX 41 reported

The victim’s grandmother, who had been home, said she called the police and went upstairs to see what was going on, FOX 41 reported. She told police she saw the victim bloodied and lying on the floor while Dossey stood over him.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/boy-has-...after-father-beats-him-ruptures-spleen-police

 

[Keepalowprofile]

.Dossey reportedly told authorities that his son had spat on him and hit him, prompting Dossey to grab his son and punch him in the face. The victim was knocked unconscious,

He did more than punch him in the face.

 

[Babs]

Good God, what a scary looking gorilla!

 

[DamagedGoods]

The number of people defending dad in those comments is astounding.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

People need to remember that he is trying to give a reason that justifies his conduct towards the child.

If he smacked the child I could excuse his response to be spitting on but he did more than punch that child in the mouth.

 

[ghosttruck]

He did more than punch him in the face.

Really...take an anatomy class dad, that's not where the spleen is!

 

[Sejanus]

An appropriate response might have been the slap the kid across the face or even spit a kid and asked how he liked it. However, now that we are up to spleen ruptures this guy needs to take some serious Louisville Slugger action to a spleen until it bursts and leave him to die

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A not-guilty plea was entered Monday morning on behalf of a Louisville father accused of knocking his son unconscious during a fight.

Police say 39-year-old Joshua Dossey and his son exchanged punches Friday at a home near Shelbyville Road and Hurstbourne Parkway.

The child's mother, Ashley Delgado, was also arrested and charged with wanton endangerment for not calling police.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/louisvill...cle_8700b4c0-021b-11e9-9ba8-efddc1c6b5f6.html

 

[Dead Stephanie]

Trashy fucks, kill them both. Wonder how the kid is holding up?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Name:

DOSSEY, JOSHUA JAMES Probation (Regular)

Supervision Begin Date:	2/12/2020
Supervision End Date:	2/12/2025

Conviction Information

Offense 1 Time service requirement:	WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE Incomplete offense information found
Indictment #: 19CR581 <>Crime Date: 2/20/2019 Conviction Date: Conviction County: Jefferson	Indictment Count: 001 KRS Code: 508.060 [1] Felony Class: D Sentence Length: 5 years 0 months 0 days

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Such a bullshit sentence.

I am assuming the boy has recovered from the physical abuse. Hopefully he has gotton counseling for the trauma that he suffered at the hands of this brute.