News
Email
Print
Parents of teen who died tied to tree due in court
ADVERTISEMENT
Published: January 13, 2009
MACCLESFIELD
The parents of a 13-year-old who died when he was left tied to a tree are expected in an Edgecombe County court on murder and felony child abuse charges.
Brice McMillan told a deputy that he and his wife, Sandra, left Tyler McMillan tied to a tree and forced him to sleep outside on June 10 because he was being disobedient. Tyler McMillan was released the next morning, but again tied up that night for bad behavior.
Authorities said the boy's stepmother found him unresponsive the following afternoon.
An autopsy report says the boy's body temperature was 105.6 degrees when he arrived at the hospital, his body was full of insect bites and he likely died from dehydration, heat stroke or a combination of both.
The court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.
Email
Print
