Pasangan Utah didakwa atas kematian putranya akibat penyiksaan

Sepasang suami istri di Utah menghadapi dakwaan setelah pihak berwenang menyatakan mereka menyiksa putra mereka yang berusia 11 tahun hingga tewas, kemudian mencoba merekayasa tempat kejadian seolah-olah terjadi gantung diri.

Brigham Young Merrell, 35 tahun, didakwa melakukan pembunuhan akibat kekerasan terhadap anak dan penyiksaan anak. Istrinya, Melinda Marie Merrell, 36 tahun, menghadapi satu dakwaan penyiksaan anak dalam kematian putra mereka, Moroni Merrell. Departemen Kepolisian Tremonton Garland mulai melakukan penyelidikan pada 21 September 2025, setelah menerima panggilan 911 mengenai seorang anak yang tidak sadarkan diri. Bocah tersebut dinyatakan meninggal dunia di rumah sakit meskipun telah dilakukan upaya untuk menyadarkannya.

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