A Chicago boy whose family was preparing to celebrate his fourth
birthday has been killed in what police say was a "possibly domestic
situation".
Christopher Valdez was found dead in his home on
Friday, shortly before his birthday party was supposed to begin, the
Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The little boy was dead when police arrived at the home and appeared to have suffered from 'multiple blunt force trauma’.
Though
police have not given away more details, it is understood that
Christopher’s mum Crystal Valdez phoned one of her brothers on Friday,
"desperate for help".
One of the brothers reportedly arrived on
the scene, restrained Crystal’s boyfriend and discovered that the young
boy had been beaten.
"My niece's boyfriend beat the baby to death,
and I don't know exactly what happened. I've never even met the man,"
said Steven Valdez, the boy's great uncle.
The boyfriend has been
taken into custody and the family is in shock. Relatives say they ahd
gathered for Christopher's birthday with cake and presents but are now
in mourning.
"I just can't understand how anybody could do that,"
said Santiago Valdez, the boy's great-grandfather. "I just can't. It's
just a shock to me."
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