Wed, 22 Jun 2005

boy killed by christians

Terrance Cottrell, an 8 year old boy was killed by christians attemting to exorcise his autism. The Charlotte Observer/August 29, 2003 By Monica Davey
Milwaukee -- Terrance Cottrell Jr. died on the floor of a hot storefront church in a strip mall.
His shirt was drenched in sweat when the church members who were holding him down, saying they wanted to rid him of demons, finally noticed that he was dead. He had urinated on himself, and his small brown face had a bluish cast.
He was 8.
Terrance, who was autistic, was supposed to start third-grade special-education classes at 65th Street Elementary School on Tuesday. Instead, he will be buried here today.
Relatives and neighbors on the city's north side this week mourned the boy's asphyxiation death with small tributes -- three stuffed animals and a few room deodorizer candles on the window ledge of his apartment, a photocopy of his picture taped to the church door. i
Some also denounced a prosecutor's plans for consequences in the death, ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, as far too lenient.

Posted at: 08:51 | category: /rants/religion | # | 0 comments