The father of a baby who died after a 10-year-old allegedly stomped on his head at a Wisconsin daycare center says the young girl is a criminal and deserves to be in handcuffs.
Six-month-old Jaxon Liedl was pronounced dead in hospital on November 1 - two days after he suffered severe injuries at the daycare center, which also serves as a foster home, in Chippewa Falls.
Jaxon's father, Nate Liedl, told
ABC7 that he went to court and wanted the little girl to see his face.
'As opposed to seeing it as a 10-year-old girl, I saw it as the person who killed my son,' Liedl said.
'She, in my opinion, deserved to be in shackles or handcuffs. She's a criminal.'
Liedl said he doesn't blame the daycare for his infant son's death.
Police said the girl, who is a foster child who lived at the daycare center, was alone in the house at the time and everyone else was outside playing.
Liedl said he followed the ambulance to the hospital and said he never imagined it being as bad as it was.
'They had mentioned what are we going to do if his heart stops, and it caught me completely off guard. I had sent a couple messages out to family to let them know that Jaxon's not going to make it. I remember, I broke down out there pretty bad. Yeah, it really hit hard,' Liedl said.
'I waited 37 years for my own little baby boy. I was extremely lucky because he didn't cry, no fussing, he was happy smiles all the time.'
Jaxon's funeral was held on Thursday.