Michigan parents charged with murder after boy found to be 250+ pounds

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Two Flint Township, Michigan, parents, are facing respective charges, including second-degree murder, successful the decease of their 7-year-old son, who was 255 pounds and abused and neglected, according to the Genesee County prosecutor.

Paramedics responded to a location successful Flint Township connected Nov. 4, 2025, for a study that the boy, identified arsenic Casper O'Brien, was having trouble breathing, according to CBS News affiliate WNEM, which cited a transgression complaint.

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said successful an interrogation with WNEM that the location was filled with "everything you tin imagine" and constabulary reported they couldn't spell wrong due to the fact that the paramedics were taking up the disposable space. He added that determination was a 5-year-old miss moving astir without immoderate apparel on.

"It was conscionable 1 of the astir unbelievable scenes, that the constabulary person seen, that I've reviewed successful my 22 years arsenic prosecuting attorney," Leyton said.

The paramedics recovered Casper O'Brien was successful distress and incapable to move, according to WNEM. He died hours later.

Leyton, citing an autopsy, told WNEM that Casper O'Brien died of a bosom musculus disease, with morbid obesity being a contributing factor.

"These parents, I believe, neglected this kid to the constituent that helium became obese," helium said.

Damien O'Brien, 40, and Jessica O'Brien, 41, are each charged with 1 number of second-degree murder, 1 number of torture and 3 counts of second-degree kid abuse, online tribunal records show.

According to Leyton, Casper O'Brien was bedridden and ne'er went to school.

"I don't judge anybody from the schoolhouse district, CPS, the police, anybody successful the authorities adjacent knew these children existed," helium said.

The parent's landlord, according to Leyton, told constabulary that helium had been acrophobic due to the fact that the location had fallen into disrepair and Damien O'Brien said they couldn't spell inside. The authoritative added that the household had wellness security and lone took Casper O'Brien to a doc 1 time.

Damien and Jessica O'Brien are each expected to look astatine a probable origin league connected Thursday.

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