Police officials said the 34-year-old mom, Lauren, and her husband, Jacob, were taken into custody on Wednesday. Both parents were charged in connection to the beating death of their 5-year-old adoptive son.
Officials said the adoptive parents also launched a GoFundMe page to raise funds for their adoptive son’s funeral expenses, only to be steered towards their legal fees. The adoptive mother wrote on the GoFundMe page:
“Tragedy struck our family when our precious baby boy went unresponsive. I rushed him to the ER and they intubated him and he’s been unresponsive ever since. Read the full story here ▶