Nationwide — A 3-year-old boy’s father and stepmother had been arrested after the boy was allegedly overwhelmed to dying in January and secretly buried in Lake, Mississippi. Authorities discovered the physique months later after a member of the family raised considerations.
In accordance with WLBT, the boy was final seen by prolonged household in late January however was by no means formally reported lacking. He was speculated to be residing along with his father, Rodkis Fenderson, and stepmother, Kierra Patrick, in Lake, Mississippi.
On Thursday, the Scott County Sheriff’s Workplace acquired a tip concerning the lacking baby. Investigators later came upon that the kid had allegedly died on January 26 after Fenderson beat him.
Fenderson and Patrick instructed relations conflicting tales concerning the baby’s whereabouts. The following day, Fenderson confirmed deputies the place the physique was buried.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, Mississippi State College’s Anthropology Division, and the Mississippi Crime Scene Unit labored collectively to get well the stays.
Fenderson now faces a homicide cost, whereas Patrick has been charged as an adjunct after the actual fact.
