Police said a Pennsylvania mother and her boyfriend were arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 23, accused of beating their 4-year-old son to death because he spilled his cereal.
Lisa Smith, 19, and her boyfriend Keiff King, 26, of Willow Grove, face charges of criminal attempted murder, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and other crimes in connection with the death of their son, Tahjir, NBC10 reported.
After the boy admitted to spilling a bowl of breakfast cereal, Smith and King allegedly punished him–resorting to other various forms of physical abuse.Tahjir was punched in the back of the head and repeatedly struck in the head, torso, and bare buttocks with both hand and shoe, Philly.com reported, citing Smith’s statement to police.
