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Cody Wygant, 24, was arrested last week after killing his 16-month-old son because the child distracted him while playing a video game
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Florida man accused of killing son over Xbox game and 2 others face new neglect charges
A Florida man who allegedly smothered his 16-month-old son because the child was d
istracting him from playing a video game was booked on additional charges for neglecting a newborn found inside his home, authorities said.
Cody Wygant, 24 — who was arrested last week for the murder of his son, Daymeon — was hit with more charges of child neglect causing bodily harm after authorities found the 3-month-old girl inside the “absolutely deplorable” home, police said in arrest affidavit obtained by WFLA-TV.
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| Jessika DuFour, 22, was arrested for child neglect when a 3-month-old girl needing serious medical attention was found inside her Florida home — after a man killed his 16-month-old son in the house. |
The baby girl had a yeast infection that covered most of her body and caused tissue damage, the news station reported.
The child also had what appeared to be what’s known as flat head syndrome — a condition caused from leaving a child in a playpen for extended periods of time, authorities said.
Investigators wrote in a report that the Homosassa home — located about 75 miles north of Tampa — was “heavily infested with bugs, insects and contained a very foul odor which could be smelled from the street,” the local NBC affiliate reported.
Police also collared Geneva DuFour, 55, and her 22-year-old
daughter, Jessika DuFour — who both lived in the home. The women were booked on felony charges of child neglect causing bodily harm.
The baby girl was taken to Citrus Memorial Hospital before she was moved to an intensive care unit at Shand’s Hospital in Gainesville. She has since been released and placed into foster care.
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| Geneva DuFour, 55, faces child neglect charges after authorities found a 3-month-old girl who needed serious medical attention inside her Florida home |
Wygant told investigators last week that he suffocated his son because the child wouldn’t stop crying while he played an Xbox video game.
Buddy Grant, law enforcement bureau commander for the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, said the little girl was lucky authorities found her when they did.
“The death of Daymeon was a horrible tragedy, but it led to the discovery of extreme abuse to the baby girl in the house,” Grant said. “Thankfully, we got to this child when we did. I don’t want to think about what would have happened to her without this type of intervention.”'
Source www.nydailynews.com
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