[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] A Florida mother has been charged with first-degree murder after her 4-year-old son died allegedly as a result of her horrific and callous abuse. Patricia Saintizaire (pictured above in her mugshot) has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of her adopted son, which occurred back on May 2.
Saintiziare, 36, had adopted the boy last year from Haiti. She brought him to a hospital in Polk County, Florida at the beginning of May, where he died.
Hospital staffers were so concerned about the boy’s condition while in their care they immediately contacted authorities. Per the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, doctors tipped off law enforcement with their concerns the boy had died under “suspicious circumstances.” Related: Murdered Surfer Left Girlfriend The Most Heartbreakingly Beautiful Voice Message… Medical examiners conducted an autopsy on the boy’s body and quickly discovered several horrific things.
Most notably, per the sheriff’s office release, the child had suffered a deep liver laceration. The coroner determined that injury was from a targeted blunt force trauma injury that had recently occurred, and it was likely what caused such a rapid decline in the boy’s health leading to death.
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