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12 Yr Old Beats, Rapes Toddler
Boy charged in tot killing: Prosecutors: 12-year-old beat, raped 3-year-old
By O’Ryan Johnson and Laura Crimaldi
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
A Springfield mother rushed home from an out-of-town family emergency in time to watch her 3-year-old son die from injuries sustained in a brutal beating and rape at the hands of a 12-year-old boy, prosecutors and the Department of Social Services said.
The 12-year-old Springfield boy has been charged with murdering and raping Jeremy Rosario Milan, who died Dec. 19.
Prosecutors refused to identify the 12-year-old due to his age. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Springfield Juvenile Court today.
Hampden District Attorney William Bennett said Jeremy died after being hospitalized two days earlier with several bruises and a severe head injury.
Department of Social Services spokeswoman Denise Monteiro said the toddler's mother had been called out of town on an emergency and left her four children in the care of various relatives.
Prosecutors said someone at the house called 911 Dec. 17 and told Springfield police Jeremy had fallen, hit his head and stopped breathing.
Monteiro said paramedics took him - still unconscious - to Bay State Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.
Monteiro said the boy's mother returned from the family emergency in time to see her son die.
The 12-year-old was charged with assaulting the little boy and pleaded innocent to the crime in Juvenile Court on Dec. 20. He has been held since then on $10,000 bail in the custody of the state Department of Youth Services.
Prosecutors said according to a preliminary autopsy report, Jeremy died from blunt force trauma to the brain.
Bennett would not give many details about what happened but said Jeremy had been raped at least twice and beaten several times between Dec. 11 and Dec. 17.
Assistant District Attorney Brett J. Vottero said authorities do not believe any other victims fell prey to the 12-year-old boy.
Alan Black, the 12-year-old's lawyer, did not return a phone call requesting comment.
Under state law, juveniles convicted of murder can be held in state custody only until the age of 21.
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What kind of monster do you have to be to do this?
By O’Ryan Johnson and Laura Crimaldi
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
A Springfield mother rushed home from an out-of-town family emergency in time to watch her 3-year-old son die from injuries sustained in a brutal beating and rape at the hands of a 12-year-old boy, prosecutors and the Department of Social Services said.
The 12-year-old Springfield boy has been charged with murdering and raping Jeremy Rosario Milan, who died Dec. 19.
Prosecutors refused to identify the 12-year-old due to his age. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Springfield Juvenile Court today.
Hampden District Attorney William Bennett said Jeremy died after being hospitalized two days earlier with several bruises and a severe head injury.
Department of Social Services spokeswoman Denise Monteiro said the toddler's mother had been called out of town on an emergency and left her four children in the care of various relatives.
Prosecutors said someone at the house called 911 Dec. 17 and told Springfield police Jeremy had fallen, hit his head and stopped breathing.
Monteiro said paramedics took him - still unconscious - to Bay State Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.
Monteiro said the boy's mother returned from the family emergency in time to see her son die.
The 12-year-old was charged with assaulting the little boy and pleaded innocent to the crime in Juvenile Court on Dec. 20. He has been held since then on $10,000 bail in the custody of the state Department of Youth Services.
Prosecutors said according to a preliminary autopsy report, Jeremy died from blunt force trauma to the brain.
Bennett would not give many details about what happened but said Jeremy had been raped at least twice and beaten several times between Dec. 11 and Dec. 17.
Assistant District Attorney Brett J. Vottero said authorities do not believe any other victims fell prey to the 12-year-old boy.
Alan Black, the 12-year-old's lawyer, did not return a phone call requesting comment.
Under state law, juveniles convicted of murder can be held in state custody only until the age of 21.
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What kind of monster do you have to be to do this?
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