A Las Vegas man has pleaded not responsible to killing his girlfriend’s four-year-old son and hiding the physique in a freezer, the place police discovered it in February after the boy’s sister gave notes to her instructor saying that her mom was being held captive on the man’s residence.
A prosecutor instructed a decide that a determination has but to be made whether or not to hunt the dying penalty for Brandon Lee Toseland, the Las Vegas Evaluation-Journal reported.
Toseland, 35, has been jailed since his arrest February 22.
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He faces kidnapping, homicide, baby abuse and home battery by strangulation expenses.
His legal professional, Craig Mueller, was not instantly obtainable for remark.
Police stated the boy’s frozen physique bore seen accidents of bodily abuse.
An indictment attributes his dying to inside accidents, however the Clark County coroner’s workplace stated findings on a trigger and method of dying are nonetheless pending.
The boy’s father died in January 2021.
The mom instructed a grand jury that she and her two kids moved into Toseland’s residence two months later, that Toseland grew to become possessive and controlling, and that she final noticed the boy in December.
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Authorities have been alerted after the lady's daughter gave the notes to her instructor.
Police stated they discovered Toseland in a automobile with the boy’s mom, and handcuffs within the automotive.
A lawyer who represented the mom alleged that she was bodily, sexually and emotionally abused by Toseland.
The Related Press will not be naming the mom or kids to keep away from figuring out a sufferer who alleges sexual abuse.
The lady filed a wrongful dying and negligence lawsuit towards Toseland in March.
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He responded final week with a counterclaim alleging the mom was conscious the boy died in December and stated she would assist Toseland "protect” the physique.
The lady will not be going through prison expenses within the boy’s dying.
Her legal professional within the lawsuit, Lisa Rasmussen, characterised Toseland’s claims as “fantastical.”