Kellie Jo Anderson allegedly said the boy, whose age was not given, had been bruised on the face and head after flinging himself from a bathtub
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A doctor estimated the boy, who had a temperature around 82 degrees, had been dead for about 40 minutes before being brought to the hospital, reportsKellie Jo said she’d been giving the boy, whose name and age were not released, a bath on Wednesday when he “threw himself several times from the bath to the toilet,” according to her statement to a detective, as described in a court document.
The woman said the boy may have suffered a seizure in the tub, but her husband, Kyle James Anderson, told investigators he didn’t believe the boy had ever experienced any seizures. The husband was not charged.for PEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Injuries to the boy included a cut on the inside of his lip, bruises on his back and side, a bump on the back of his head, multiple marks on his face and a cut to his genitals, according to court documents. The doctor told officers those injuries were inconsistent with Kellie Jo’s version of events. The child died of asphyxiation associated with blunt-force trauma, according to an autopsy cited in the court documents, and the manner of death was given as homicide.Kellie Jo is being held in the Clay County jail.
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