Man Killed 11-MO Stepson
On September - 2 - 2012
AUBURNDALE – Maria Schiesske said she saw her former boyfriend punch walls, heard him make violent threats and was herself sometimes the brunt of his outbursts. Still, she said she never expected him to be accused of killing his 11-month-old stepson in Auburndale. Edwin A. Cruz Vargas, 25, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the Aug. 4 death of his stepson, Josiah L. Figueroa. He’s accused of severely beating the child. READ MORE HERE
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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