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Until now.
Until the other day when we learned what happened to poor James Hutchinson in Middletown, my own hometown. That he ran behind his mother’s car in a park where she tried to abandon him. That he was likely dragged to death. That he was tossed into a body bag the day after he died and then dumped in a cold, muddy river. It s pure evil, said Brandy Slavens, senior executive director of operations for Access Counseling in Middletown. An innocent child had his life taken by the person who is supposed to love him the most.
People said some of the same things about Marcus Fiesel s case nearly 15 years ago. How could adults do these things to a child? Marcus, who was born in Middletown, was killed by foster parents. He died in a closet after being left there for two days in August 2006, bound with a blanket and packing tape. Eventually, his incinerated body was found on a Clermont County farm.
Dozens grieve for Middletown 6-year-old James Hutchinson at Barnitz Stadium
Nearly 100 strangers and friends packed into the bleachers at Barnitz Stadium to grieve the death of James Hutchinson, who police say was murdered by his mother last week.
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio â Photos of 6-year-old James Hutchinson scrolled across the scoreboard at Barnitz Stadium Tuesday night as nearly 100 strangers and friends packed into the bleachers to grieve his death. Itâs heartbreaking. It s a tragedy, and as a mother of a 6-year-old, I just think to myself, you know, why? Why couldn t you have just chosen to do something else?ââ said Middletown parent Jasmine Davis.
Police say the 6-year-old was murdered by his own mother, leaving the community in disbelief.
Community members, classmates and teachers honor James Hutchinson By Courtney King | March 2, 2021 at 10:00 PM EST - Updated March 21 at 9:02 AM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Close to 200 people packed Barnitz Stadium in Middletown Tuesday night in honor of James Hutchinson, the 6-year-old boy whose harrowing death last weekend has become a regionwide source of grief.
The Middletown School District hosted the vigil just after sundown.
Front and center was a portrait of James painted by Middletown High School art students. Members of the school district spoke beside it to a bleacher-bound audience gathered for a moment of collective mourning.