Page 7 - IAV Digital Magazine #611

iAV - Antelope Valley Digital Magazine
Indiana Mom Crushed Boy, 10, To Death Sitting On Him After He Threatened To Dial 911 Over Child Abuse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuWWFBTMNv4
By Gina Martinez, Senior News Reporter, Mirror US
On the afternoon of April 25, 2024 Porter County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding an unre- sponsive 10-year-
old. When they arrived first responders found Dakota lying on the ground near the home’s driveway while someone was administer- ing CPR to him.
Deputies said the 10-year-
old was “not conscious, not breathing, and had no pulse.” First responders also noted that Dakota had visible bruising to his lower neck and chest.
Dakota was taken to a hos- pital, where he died two
days later. An autopsy determined his manner of death was a homicide, and the cause of death was severe swelling in the brain and being “deprived of oxy- gen for an extended period
of time.” He also suffered organ damage as well as hemorrhaging of the liver and lungs.
Wilson was at the scene and deputies said she was “visibly distraught.” She explained to deputies that Dakota had been acting out all day and, at one point, refused to do his chores and left the house, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Wilson said she found him talking to another woman a
few blocks away who told her that Dakota had just requested she call the police and she told the other woman to “mind her own business.” She dragged Dakota away in her car to go back home after a struggle.
“Wilson stated that when she attempted to stop him from leaving, she does not know if she tackled Dakota or they fell to the ground however her intention was to hold him,” the court
But Ring doorbell camera footage showed that Wilson “laid on (Dakota’s) midsection” near the area of his head and neck. Dakota initially fought to get free, but after several minutes he laid under her motionless. Dakota was 4
foot 10 inches tall and weighed only 90 pounds, while Wilson was 4 foot 11 inches and weighed 340 pounds.
“Wilson stated that she laid on his midsection and called his caseworker,” a probable cause affidavit said. “Wilson stated that he eventually stopped moving and she thought he was faking. She advised that she laid on him for approxi- mately five minutes.”
When Wilson realizes that Dakota lost consciousness, police said, she can be heard screaming his name before saying, “I was laying on him and he was acting bad.”
iAV - Antelope Valley Digital Magazine