'Go ahead, throw up': Foster care employees held 7-year-old boy down for minutes with his nose nearly on the floor and his legs in front of him, authorities say
Three employees of a Kentucky foster care facility are accused of holding a 7-year-old boy down until he suffocated, with a report into the circumstances of that fateful day suggesting the system failed the child. The post 'Go ahead, throw up': Foster care employees held 7-year-o.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated crime & justice brief. The source report from Law & Crime says: Three employees of a Kentucky foster care facility are accused of holding a 7-year-old boy down until he suffocated, with a report into the circumstances of that fateful day suggesting the system failed the child. The post 'Go ahead, throw up': Foster care employees held 7-year-o.
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- Primary source: Law & Crime
- Published: Jul 21, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Crime & Justice
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