Woman, boyfriend charged in 2-year-old boy's death
CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina have charged a woman and her boyfriend in the death of her 2-year-old son, a case which the sheriff says is the worst he's seen.
News outlets report the Laurens County Sheriff's Office filed multiple charges against Jessica Blake Smith, including homicide by child abuse. Murder and other charges were also filed against her boyfriend, William Ryan Looper.
A news release from the sheriff's office said the child was found inside a residence in Clinton Saturday and appeared to have been brutally beaten and sexually molested. Officials said there was evidence of injuries all over the child's body.
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