By Erika Hernandez
A 26-year-old man was arrested in Minnesota on charges of involuntary manslaughter after his 10-month-old son died after being left covered in a heavy blanket for hours without supervision.
The defendant, Omni Maxx Morningstar, was arrested for the death of his son, Remington Tristan Morningstar, which occurred on October 1 in the city of Mankato, according to the Mankato Police Department.
When the agents arrived at the house, the father himself told them that he had “a practically dead baby.”
Unsupervised hours
According to the court complaint seen by Day after Day Mail, Morningstar put the baby on his stomach for a nap before noon and He covered him with a blanket weighing approximately 9 kilos.
The man He did not check on the minor again until about five hours later.at which time he was found unconscious, with an extremely high body temperature of more than 104 degrees.
Emergency services confirmed that the baby was not breathing, had no pulse and showed signs of cyanosis.
During the investigation, the defendant admitted that he sometimes covered the baby’s head with blankets to “muffle” the crying.
The minor’s mother, Isabella Morningstar, pointed out that there had already been previous episodes in which the child suffered heat stroke in similar conditions.
The baby would even have been hospitalized previously after presenting high temperatures.
Statements of the accused
Morningstar told police she left the baby alone while she stayed in another room wearing headphones, talking to friends and playing video games.
Also He stated that he used weighted blankets as a method to calm the child’s colic.
The man faces a charge of second-degree involuntary manslaughter, a crime that could carry up to 10 years in prison, in addition to a $20,000 fine.
He currently remains in custody at the Blue Earth County Jail.
In public messages, the baby’s mother expressed her deep grief over the loss, remembering her son as a beloved child and highlighting the devastating impact of his death.
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