"Charlotte was found on April 14, 2024, 'so dehydrated that her eyes were sunken into her skull and her body completely emaciated,' the Schenectady County District Attorney said. An autopsy revealed her body was completely devoid of food, though the home was 'stocked with food, including boxes of food right outside of her locked bedroom,' according to prosecutors."
"Buskey was once a promising amateur MMA super heavyweight who had a 3-1 record in bouts from 2015 to 2022 - winning his last three fights with first round knockouts. A former coach of Buskey said he gave up the ring for drugs. 'There's definitely two different people,' the MMA coach said. 'The person that we knew and then the person that, after they left, the person they became.'"
"Busky even reinforced the lock on the door with tape after he discovered Charlotte was able to escape by jiggling the door. His son Jackson was also found to be in a severe state of malnutrition. Both children tested positive for cocaine."
Robert Buskey, a 35-year-old former super heavyweight MMA fighter from Schenectady, NY, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after his 5-year-old daughter Charlotte died of starvation and dehydration in a locked bedroom. Charlotte was found severely dehydrated and emaciated in a portable playpen, despite the home being stocked with food. Buskey reinforced the bedroom lock with tape to prevent her escape. His 3-year-old son Jackson was also discovered severely malnourished. Both children tested positive for cocaine. Buskey, who had a 3-1 amateur MMA record with three consecutive first-round knockouts, abandoned fighting due to drug addiction. He received custody while the children's mother was in drug rehabilitation. He faces 27 years in prison.
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