US Politics | Mom and step-mom are arrested over beating death of nine-year-old son as siblings say he was ‘whooped with paddle’
THE parents of a nine-year-old boy who was repeatedly "whopped with a paddle" have been charged in connection with his death. Fort Wayne Police Department report that Elijah Thomas Ross's mother Jenna Mae Miller, 36 and stepmother Alesha Lynn Miller, 30, were arrested after he passed away last Saturday.
Elijah Thomas Ross, 9, passed away in hospital on Saturday 
His mother, Jenna Mae Miller, 36, has been charged in connection to his death 
Her partner, Alesha Lynn Miller, has been charged with deadly battery Authorities allege that the pair failed to intervene and offer their son the necessary medical aid that he required after a series of brutal assaults. According to court documents, the nine-year-old had been engaged in a fight with his older brother while the two parents attended a Christmas party. But upon their return they reportedly found that the brawl had "gotten out of hand" rendering Elijah breathless. The couple immediately rushed the young boy to the Lutheran Downtown Hospital, deferring blame to his siblings. However, he tragically died some four hours later, despite the best efforts of medical staff. An autopsy later determined that the child had suffered "multiple bruises" to his back, face, buttocks and genitals most likely caused by a belt or a large paddle. Most read in News TOUCHING TRIBUTES Victim, 29, from Las Vegas dies in NFL star's tragic car crash accident JONBENET MYSTERY Slain child beauty queen's brother reveals why he thinks cops suspect mom 'BRILLIANT & BEAUTIFUL' Victim killed in NFL star's horror crash pictured as family mourn SHOPPERS' TERROR One victim injured in Target store shooting as cops clear scene outside CRACKING THE CASE How JonBenet Ramsey murder mystery could be 'solved in HOURS' MAULED TO DEATH Boogie boarder is killed by shark in horrific attack on Christmas Eve In addition, his body was described as" cold and limp" having shown signs of rigor mortis. The boy's brother later told cops that his stepmother would regularly pick on Elijah- often "slamming him to the ground" and "whooping him with the paddle," according to the New York Post. Alesha would also instruct his siblings to "beat him up" and make him sit in the corner before she returned and continued the alleged abuse. After police arrested the pair, they recovered a white leather belt and a large wooden paddle with a handle broken off – matching the autopsy descriptions. They have since been charged with multiple counts of fatal neglection as stepmother Alesha faced an additional count of deadly battery. A hearing is set for Dec. 29. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
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