A toddler was beaten to death while defending his mother from her
abusive boyfriend during a fight about groceries, it is claimed.
Jamil 'JB' Baskerville Jr was present when his mum's partner, Zachary
Tricoche, 24, started arguing with her about her food purchases, a court
heard.
The two-year-old became upset and 'stepped in to intervene' after
Tricoche allegedly shoved the woman at a home in New Jersey, US.
This enraged Tricoche, who punched the 29lb youngster so hard in the
chest that he fell onto a wall
and struck his head, prosecutors said.
When JB got back up, the boyfriend then allegedly told the tot to 'put
up his hands' to fight like a grown man before punching him a second
time.
The impact of the strike caused the child to hit his head against the
wall again, and left him with severe injuries to his organs, NBC
reports.
He tragically bled to death after his tiny liver was crushed, a medical examiner ruled.
Now, Tricoche, from Pennsauken, has been arraigned on first-degree
murder charges following JB's death on the night of August 20.
He did not enter a plea and his bail was set at $1million cash, according to Fox 5 .
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