Pair charged in Oklahoma City child’s death

 
BY NOLAN CLAY
Published: October 8, 2009

A mother and her live-in boyfriend were charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the fatal beating of her 3-year-old son in Oklahoma City .

Tye Nichole Shafer , 24, and Eddie E. Valdez , 23, are being held in the Oklahoma County jail.

Eli Kevin Johnson , 3, died at 6:01 p.m. Sept. 16 from blunt force injuries to his head and abdomen, officials say. Police reported Eli was injured about 1 p.m. that day b...


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