Abused 5-Year-Old on Life Support With Shoe-Shaped Bruising, Mom and Boyfriend Charged

Jaye Lynn Hadley (L) and Justin Cox (R) both face charges in the severe beating of the woman's 5-year-old child, who remains in critical condition in hospital. Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office

A critically injured 5-year-old boy is on life support, and his mother and boyfriend are facing charges after police found shoe prints on the youngster’s bruised body.

According to NBC-CBS affiliate Valley News Live, authorities responded to a call on Monday, Jan. 8, in Isle Wight County, Virginia, over an unresponsive child.

Deputies reportedly arrived at the scene to discover the 5-year-old boy not breathing.

Significant bruising was discovered by medical personnel on the child’s lower back and buttocks, including bruises in the shape of a shoe.

The boy was airlifted in critical condition to a hospital in Norfolk.

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