Par i Utah åtalas för att ha torterat sin son till döds

9 maj 2026

Rapporterad av AI

Ett gift par i Utah står inför rätta efter att myndigheterna uppgett att de torterat sin 11-årige son till döds och därefter försökt iscensätta händelsen som ett hängning.

Brigham Young Merrell, 35, är åtalad för dråp genom barnmisshandel och barnplågeri. Hans hustru, Melinda Marie Merrell, 36, står åtalad för en punkt gällande barnplågeri i samband med deras son Moroni Merrells död. Polismyndigheten i Tremonton Garland inledde en utredning den 21 september 2025 efter ett 911-samtal om ett livlöst barn. Pojken förklarades död på sjukhus trots återupplivningsförsök.

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