Devin Drake, 3 years old died Saturday in Hennepin County Medical Center, MN. His mother Elizabeth Moorman, 40, is charged with child neglect. The mother’s boyfriend, Anthony Urban, 24, is charged with first-degree assault. Authorities will amend the charges today to reflect the his death.
Moorman provided 3 different stories on how Devin died, but the boyfriend stated that he smacked the child in the head when he bite down on his finger while he was helping Devin brush his teeth. Moorman has stated that Devin was riding a electric car into a toy box and fell in, then stated that a child in the apartment complex may have pushed him down the stairs, and then she told LE that she had left Devin in Urbans care on Monday and Tuesday!
Two neighbors have stated that they were going to call Child protective services when they saw the boy with a black eye [week before]. They were out shopping and planning on calling and when they returned they saw the boyfriend carrying Devin out of the apartment building under a blanket.
Marissa Jones has said that she would sometimes watch Devin and when she asked about the black eye he said he fell of his mothers bed. She asked if his mother told him to say that and he stated, NO! She stated she didn’t believe him, but I guess a week later decided to call Child protective services. Too late!
Jones stated that she had never seen bruises on Devin before the 24 year old boyfriend started coming around.
According to authorities, CPS has been involved with these nuts, but no sure how much had been done in the case.
Another sad story! RIP Devin!
UPDATE: The boyfriend could be charged with murder in this case. And conveniently there was a fire in the apartment where Devin was abused on Monday night. When the fire department arrived the fire was out but there is damage to the apartment. Interesting to say the least!
UPDATE:Anthony Urban and Elizabeth Moorman have been charged with second-degree murder. Both are in jail. Moorman has a fifth-degree drug charge under her belt from 2007.
VERDICT: Elizabeth Ann Moorman will serve 48 months in prison for her role in the death of her son. She is charged with failing to get help for her 3-year-old son who died after being severely abused.
Anthony William Urban was convicted for severely abusing the boy, and was sentenced to over 15 years in prison on second-degree murder.
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