Washington Man Allegedly Threw Newborn Son ‘Like a Football,’ Tortured the 5-Week-Old to Death Because He ‘No Longer Cared’

A father in Washington was arrested and charged with killing his 5-week-old infant son after prosecutors say that he spent weeks intentionally inflicting pain and torturing the child until he died.

According to the report, Olivo brought his son to the Kadlec Medical Center in Richland on the morning of Sept. 24. The victim was pronounced dead at 5:55 a.m. that day. Benton County Deputy Coroner Nicole Lee then contacted the Richmond Police Department due to the circumstances of the infant’s death and officers were dispatched to the facility.

In the post-autopsy interview, Olivo reportedly told investigators that he had tried to be a good father in the first few weeks of his baby’s life, but said at some point he “no longer cared” and began intentionally harming the crying baby.

The ruthlessly cruel treatment allegedly only became more malicious, with Olivo reportedly admitting that he “found himself throwing his infant son into his crib from a height above his stomach and chest,” according to KIMA-TV. Olivo reportedly threw the baby so he would rotate in the air “like a football” in a manner “to ensure that [the child’s] head hit the back railing of the crib.” The victim would then land in the crib which was cluttered with toys and objects Olivo said would be painful to land on.



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