US Edition12-year-old boy punished with ice baths before his death
- A 23-year-old man named Anthony McCants has been charged with child endangerment for allegedly punishing 12-year-old Jadako Taylor with ice baths, which led to the boy's death.
- Investigators with the Akron Police Department reported that McCants forced the boy to endure ice baths for approximately 45 minutes as a form of punishment.
- After the second ice bath, Jadako Taylor began to vomit and seize, prompting his immediate transport to the hospital, where he later died.
- Akron Deputy Police Chief Michael Miller stated, 'I don’t think there’s anything a child can do to warrant that outcome,' referring to the tragic situation.
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US Boy, 12, Dies After Man Forces Him To Take Ice Baths As "Corporal Punishment"
A 12-year-old boy in the US has died after a man taking care of him allegedly forced the child into back-to-back ice baths and strenuous exercises. According to the New York Post, the boy, identified as Jadako Taylor, died on Saturday. He was allegedly ordered by Anthony McCants, 23, to do pushups and other exercises in between the "cold plunges" before he went into cardiac arrest and later died. McCants has been charged with felony child endang…
Ohio Boy, 12, Dies After Man Allegedly Forced Him to Take Ice Baths as 'Corporal Punishment’ Per Criminal Complaint: Reports
Anthony McCants, 23, was charged with endangering children in relation to the death of 12-year-old Jadako TaylorJadako Taylor/Instagram Jadako TaylorA 12-year-old boy died on Saturday, March 22, in Akron, Ohio, after he was allegedly told to endure "ice bath" punishments, police said in a criminal complaint, Cleveland.com, KGNS and The Mansfield New Journal.Anthony McCants, 23, was charged with felony child endangerment in connection with the de…
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DNyuzOhio boy, 12, dies after man forces him to undergo back-to-back ‘ice baths’ and strenuous exercises as part of ‘corporal punishment’: complaint
Preteen victim Jadako Taylor was also allegedly ordered to do pushups and other exercises in between the “cold plunges” before he went into cardiac arrest and later died, leading to charges against 23-year-old Anthony McCants.
12-year-old dies after forced ice baths, police say; Akron man denies child endangering charge
CLEVELAND, Ohio – An Akron man is accused of forcing a 12-year-old boy to take long ice baths and do push-ups in the hours before the child died Saturday, court records show.
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