Wisconsin – A young boy was brutally tortured, killed and buried by is legal guardians in April 2017 in Wisconsin – United States of America, for failing to memorize 13 verses from the Christian Bible.
The seven-year-old, Ethan Hauschultz was brutally abused for weeks by his legal guardians – Timothy and Tina Hauschultz – till his death, he was beaten to hold 44lb log for two hours every day for a week.
His 15-year-old older brother is also reported to have been involved in the torture, kicking and punching him 100 times, standing on his head while he was face-down in a puddle and rolling a heavy log over him.
He told police that he had been put in charge of looking after Ethan and his twin. They were both punished for not memorizing the passages that had been chosen by Timothy.
Finally, Ethan died of hypothermia and blunt force trauma across his body.
His biological mother Andrea Everett said, “When I got there Ethan did not have a heartbeat and his temperature was 23 degrees.”
They worked on him for five hours, giving him CPR the entire time, and still couldn’t get a heartbeat. There was no brain activity.
“I want justice for my son, and the person responsible should go to jail for a very long time,” she said.
Police have booked Timothy on the charges of murder while Tina is charged with failing to protect Ethan.
Court summoned them on Monday for the proceedings.
