Tavares police on Friday announced additional charges for the parents accused of torturing their child before dropping the 10-year-old off at the hospital where he is still fighting for his life.
Police also said a second child was abused by the couple, but did not clarify the relationship to that child.
“These charges mean that both KM and AW participated in torturing and abusing these two children. We are working closely with the State Attorney’s Office to ensure that these two boys get the justice that they deserve,” a release from the Tavares Police Department says.
M and W were confirmed to be in a relationship. M is the boy’s mother, according to police.
M is now facing two counts of aggravated child abuse, two counts of child neglect, one count of tampering with evidence, and two counts of accessory to aggravated child abuse.
W is now facing two counts of aggravated child abuse, two counts of accessory to aggravated child abuse and one count of tampering with evidence.
“We are hoping that the boy that is hospitalized pulls through, however, in the event he does not make it, we are prepared to add enhanced charges,” police said.
Staff members at the hospital told officers the child was covered in bruises in “various stages of healing.”
They also reported burn marks and other types of injuries, according to police.
Hospital staff members conducted life-saving measures on the juvenile before he was life-flighted to Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital.
He was dropped off in the hospital by his mother and Walker.
KM, the mom, was performing CPR on the boy, with hospital staff taking over when they arrived.
However, both M and W left shortly after learning that the police were coming.
Eventually, M returned to the hospital accompanied by her other son. But police said W did not return.
M holds a license as a registered nurse in Florida.
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