By Victor Omondi According to officials, a now-former North Carolina professor has been charged with murder after brutally assaulting his adoptive baby son. On Thursday, the Gastonia Police Department announced that Van Erick Custodio, 42, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 6-week-old Lucas Birchim. Custodio had already been charged with child abuse, […]
A college professor who appeared in a video with his wife to raise funds for an adoption has now been charged with killing the 6-week-old boy, who was…
The baby, Lucas Birchim, died Wednesday from injuries that resulted from physical abuse, Gastonia police said. #northcarolina #lucasbirchim #collegeprofessor #gastonia