A Florida man was arrested on child abuse charges after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend’s toddler causing the child liver lacerations.
The incident occurred on May 25 when the 3-year-old boy’s mother brought him to a Fort Myers hospital for a severe stomachache.
“It was presumed the victim had gas pains or constipation issues, therefore, treatment for that began,” an arrest report read.
“The victim continued to complain of pain, which prompted further testing on the victim’s abdominal area,”
“Medical staff discovered the victim had lacerations on his liver, which was consistent with physical trauma to the area.”
Police later learned that the mother had left her three children with Oscar Cedell Miller, 25, and went to work.
When she returned on her lunch break, the toddler insisted on going with her saying that he was scared.
“(The mother) asked the victim what had happened and the victim replied that Oscar had struck him in the stomach with a closed fist.”
The boy told detectives his “tummy needed medicine” and that Miller “stepped on my tummy with his foot.”
The suspect told police upon his arrest that the child “pooped on the floor and to disciple him, he began yelling at him, but never hit the child.”
