Michigan parents charged with murder after 7-year-old son dies weighing 255 pounds - BERITAJA

A Michigan mates person been charged pinch execution successful relationship pinch the decease of their 7-year-old son, who was 255 pounds erstwhile he died, according to Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton.

Damien O’Brien and Jessica O’Brien were arrested past November aft a witnesser called authorities. Both look charges of 2nd grade murder, 2nd grade kid maltreatment successful the beingness of different child, torture and 2 counts of 2nd grade kid abuse, according to tribunal documents revenge successful the 67th Judicial District.

Their son, Casper O’Brien, died successful November 2025, the prosecutor’s agency told Beritaja. The mates besides has a girl who, was 5 years aged astatine the time.

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Court filings allege that the parents grounded to supply capable attraction Casper who had allegedly go immobile owed to their neglect. Prosecutors opportunity the mates did not supply due nutrition, a regimen of exercise, aliases a safe and cleanable surviving environment, and grounded to activity aesculapian curen for the kid contempt the family having wellness coverage.

They were besides charged pinch a 2nd count of kid maltreatment because they allegedly grounded to attraction for their 5-year-old daughter, who “was morbidly overweight, was dirty, knots successful her hair, naked extracurricular erstwhile rule enforcement arrived,” according to tribunal documents.

An autopsy conducted by the aesculapian examiner wished that utmost morbid obesity caused Casper’s death. The report, released past month, allowing investigators to update their uncovering and coming the lawsuit to the prosecutor’s office, which revenge the charges against the O’Briens past week. The mates was arraigned Wednesday.

In a statement, Prosecutor Leyton called Casper’s decease “a sad and horrific lawsuit involving the wanton and willful neglect by 2 parents for the care, use and aesculapian needs of their son.”

“Their neglect led to their kid suffering terrible furniture sores, various rashes and different beingness wellness disorders including utmost morbid obesity that yet led to his early death,” Leyton said.

It is unclear whether the O’Briens person ineligible representation. A probable origin proceeding is scheduled for adjacent Thursday successful 67th District Court.