A seven-year-old boy died after he was brutally beaten over 100 occasions and buried in a ‘snow coffin’ as punishment for not knowing Bible verses, police in Wisconsin have revealed in a horrifying case of little one abuse.
Ethan Hauschultz died of hypothermia and suffered blunt power trauma to the pinnacle, stomach and chest after he was reportedly punished for not knowing Bible verses in Newton, Wisconsin in April 2018. Part of the merciless punishment noticed him buried in “his own little coffin of snow,” and not using a jacket or boots.
He reportedly endured sustained abuse from his guardians Timothy and Tina Hauschultz and their son Damian, 15. The teen instructed police he hit Ethan 100 occasions in the area of an hour and a half on the day he died, typically utilizing a belt or stick, in a punishment ordered by Timothy.
According to gut-wrenching witness statements from the opposite kids dwelling in the house, Ethan was buried below packed snow for 30 minutes. The teenage suspect “took [Ethan’s] boots off and buried him in the snow using a shovel and using the bottom of the shovel to pack the snow,” one of the kids allegedly instructed police.
Another little one mentioned “she could not see any of [Ethan’s] body exposed including his face,” and mentioned when he was faraway from the snow, he “was making noises.”
However, the boy reportedly had no heartbeat when he arrived at hospital. Staff tried to revive him, however he was pronounced lifeless.