The diabolical white father of an 11-month-old boy who survived being buried alive in a dog crate for about 24 hours has been charged with attempted murder in South Carolina, authorities said Wednesday.
Koah Sharp, who was reported missing in Lexington County, just west of Columbia, was released from a hospital Tuesday night following his rescue and is expected to make a “full recovery,” Sheriff Jay Koon said.
The boy’s 25-year-old father, Michael Comer, faces attempted murder and other charges. He’s been in custody since Monday when Koah disappeared.
Koon said little Koah had been underground for about 24 hours but survived, likely due to an air pocket created by a towel wrapped around the crate. Cool temperatures may also have helped.
Dozens of first responders combed the countryside for the “bright boy with reddish blond hair” that the sheriff’s office said had disappeared while his grandmother ran errands.
After a full day of searching, authorities found freshly disturbed soil in the woods not far from the home of the boy’s grandfather — and heard cries from below ground, the sheriff said. “As you can imagine, the race was on. Everyone was trying to get him out,” Koon said.
They began digging and soon unearthed the baby, who was “clinging to life,” the sheriff said.
“He was screaming at the top of his lungs,” Koon said, “which is a good thing in the baby world, I would guess.”
The white ogre was arrested while hiding in a building in Batesburg-Leesville. It wasn’t immediately known if he has a lawyer who could respond to the charges. A court hearing was planned for Thursday.
“We’re better now that we know that Koah is safe,” his great aunt, Amber Hammond, told The Associated Press in an interview. She was watching as he was freed from the crate.
Authorities said Koah had been in the care of Comer’s mother. She had to run an errand and left the boy in Comer’s care. Another caregiver was on the way, Koon said.
“By the time the caregiver got there, Michael was gone, and Koah was gone with him,” Koon said.
Surveillance video from several businesses in the area showed the evil white father without the infant on Monday afternoon, Koon said. The father was found Monday night and was arrested.
Koah’s parents “have had some situations” regarding domestic violence charges, the sheriff said.
“Children,” he said, “sometimes get caught in the middle.”
The white brute was sentenced to probation in October after pleading guilty to domestic violence and aggravated breach-of-peace charges related to an arrest in July, Lexington County online court records show. Prosecutors dropped a gun charge as part of the plea deal.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/baby-found-buried-alive-south-carolina-9.7418243
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