"Responding to the 911 call, the FDNY and police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst arrived at the shelter, and EMTs found the youngster naked on the floor of the apartment, unconscious and unresponsive, covered in cold water with visible bruises covering his body, including three large contusions on his head. The child was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead."
"The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the youngster died from blunt force injuries to his torso. He had three lacerations to his liver and substantial internal bleeding. Shaquan Jr. also suffered nearly two dozen fractures to his ribs, including some that appeared to have been sustained anywhere from a few days to a week prior to his murder. There was no evidence that his airway had been obstructed, and his stomach was empty when he was killed."
Shaquan Butler, 29, was convicted of murder, assault, and six counts of endangering the welfare of a child for killing his 3-year-old son and abusing the boy's younger sibling. A Queens Supreme Court jury deliberated three hours before finding him guilty on Aug. 6. On Nov. 13, 2022, he lived in the Boulevard Family Shelter at the converted Pan Am hotel with his children and their mother; EMTs found the 3-year-old naked, unconscious, covered in cold water, with visible bruises and three large contusions to his head. The medical examiner ruled death from blunt force torso injuries, noting liver lacerations, substantial internal bleeding and nearly two dozen rib fractures; the younger sibling exhibited malnutrition and injuries consistent with child abuse.
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