Sad story: Another child dies battered and bruised

 
The Oklahoman Editorial
Published: November 11, 2008

Rocky Moore would have us believe that the bruises covering the upper body of his girlfriend’s son, Ryan Weeks, were essentially the result of the boy’s own actions.

Ryan died last week, a few days shy of his fourth birthday. The state medical examiner said cause of death was blunt force trauma. An Elk City police affidavit said Ryan had a "large abrasive bruise on his back” as well as bruisi...


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