Posted on 08/31/2018 2:45:42 PM PDT by skyman
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A 6-year-old Olympia boy whose story of being beaten up by young bullies went viral this week wasn't beaten up after all, investigators say.
Detectives with the Olympia Police Department said they developed information that the boy's story wasn't holding up and the injuries might not have been from an attack. They confirmed those suspicions Thursday.
"The injuries sustained by the child are the result of a fall, which occurred at the apartment complex on the date in question, not an assault," Olympia Police said in a news release Thursday. "As a result, there are no suspects of any age."
The boy's mother said she found her son injured last Wednesday, and that he claimed he stood up to a group of kids who were bullying his friend. He was then beaten with rocks and sticks, kicked, and had sawdust rubbed in his eyes, the boy claimed.
The boy suffered a broken arm, and several cuts and bruises to his face, and had to have surgery to repair a cut above his eye, the mother told KOMO News in an interview last Friday.
Olympia Police said last Friday they had identified a 5-year-old as a "primary aggressor" but wouldn't file charges because he was too young.
But after interviewing those involved, officers went back to the boy, who admitted he made the story up.
The story captured the nation's attention as to the dangers of bullying. A GoFundMe site that had been set up for the family's medical expenses reached over $45,000 before donations were stopped.
Investigators say no charges will be filed due to the boy's age.
"Appropriate social services have been notified to ensure the continued welfare of the child involved," Olympia Police said.
Police didn't give any further details about how the boy fell.
prompted by his parents, charge them with something, anything send these people a message.
Too many creepers fall for these stories.
Seems to me this is likely a case of child abuse cover up.
This “gofundme” nonsense needs to stop.
So what on earth caused these injuries?
****The boy suffered a broken arm, and several cuts and bruises to his face, and had to have surgery to repair a cut above his eye, the mother told KOMO News in an interview last Friday.****
What the hell did he fall off of, a building?
Even the kiddies are picking up on the Democrats endless rants and claims of being perpetual victims.
Disgusting.
who broke his arm? Mom/Dad?? it’s possible.
Stairs, probably...maybe he was riding the rails and fell off.
Seeing bullying under every bush has joined seeing racism under every bush, rape under every bush, child abuse under every bush, etc.
It does have that smell.
Well, it netted the parents forty five “large”.
THIS^^^^^^
GoFund e proves so often the principle of studying the case rather than jumping the gun with surface story.
No. Perfectly possible to be a good fall down concrete steps.
Authorities seem to think it was a fall, probably correct. I’m sure that includes the view of the doctors.
Of course it’s ‘perfectly possible’. I’m saying it’s likely it is a cover up for child abuse.
Maybe not; I don’t know for sure. And neither do you.
Once again, if they talked to doctors and have experience with domestic cases and murder investigations, they probably have a good idea how it happened. I’d trust them assuming they have some grasp of typical forensics.
Whoops.
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