'I'm going to hit him now': Mother beat her 2-year-old son to death and father wouldn't let him get help before she blamed the killing on 1 of his siblings, authorities say

A parent and begetter abused their toddler until helium died, refused to get him aesculapian help, and past lied that 1 of the boy's siblings killed him, Pennsylvania authorities say.

Cynthia Robinson, 34, "beat her 2-year-old lad to death," the Delaware County District Attorney's Office alleged successful its announcement of charges. She faces charges including first-degree murder, third-degree murder, conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful the 3rd degree, 4 counts of endangering the payment of children, and 3 counts of aggravated assault.

Frank Walton Sr., 58, "prevented aesculapian involution to fell the abuse, ensuring" the child's death, the DA's bureau contends. He stands charged with third-degree murder, conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful the 3rd degree, involuntary manslaughter, and 4 counts of endangering the payment of children.

The lawsuit stretches backmost to Nov. 5, 2025, connected the 900 artifact of Butler Street successful Chester. At astir 11 p.m., officers with the Chester Police Department arrived astatine the location aft being told astir a "small kid unresponsive and successful cardiac apprehension with imaginable caput trauma."

The lad was brought to an country hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead. His origin of decease was determined to beryllium blunt unit trauma to his caput and torso, according to tribunal documents reviewed by Philadelphia CBS affiliate KYW.

The suspects' 3 different children were location astatine the clip of the boy's death, authorities said. Officers began investigating.

"Initially Ms. Robinson blamed the decease connected 1 of her different children," the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said. However, investigators said they learned that "the scenarios" she described, "specifically her different children being liable for the child's death, were factually impossible."

As detectives dug deeper into the family's circumstances, they "became aware" that Robinson "had a past of abusing her children." She was reportedly "on supervision" for endangering the payment of a kid owed to "prior instances of cause usage successful the beingness of children."

Authorities accidental that connected the time earlier the kid died, helium was bleeding, and Robinson could beryllium overheard shouting, "F— this small b— I'm going to deed him now, I'm bushed of this small b— a— kid." She past allegedly dropped him from her waist.

"The allegations successful this lawsuit are some heartbreaking and profoundly troubling," Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said. "A kid mislaid their beingness astatine the hands of those who had a cardinal work to love, protect, and attraction for them. As a father, a manager and a national of Delaware County, I'm heartbroken."

Robinson is successful constabulary custody and is acceptable to beryllium arraigned connected Monday. Walton is besides successful constabulary custody; during his arraignment, helium was denied bail, and helium has a preliminary proceeding acceptable for April 28.