Dad beat 9-year-old son for falling asleep on couch: Cops
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Inset: Cedric Diequell-Stevens Moore (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Edith Street in Pontiac, Michigan, where Moore allegedly attacked his two sons inside a home (Google Maps).

A Michigan father has been incarcerated following allegations that he brutally assaulted and choked his 9-year-old son for dozing off on the couch and inflicted burns on his 1-year-old son with lit cigarettes.

Cedric Diequell-Stevens Moore, 38, faces two charges of child abuse. The investigation commenced on Thursday when the older son managed to flee the residence on the 100 block of South Edith Street in Pontiac after Moore departed for a store run, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office’s press release. The boy reached another home, and the homeowner alerted authorities.

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Deputies discovered the boy had “severe abrasions” to his right eye and around his neck, along with welts on his torso, the press release said. He told them his father had beat him with a belt on his face, back, legs and buttocks, and then hit him with a broom handle before choking him until he lost consciousness, according to deputies. During the alleged assault, Moore allegedly said “It’s gonna happen all night” before leaving for the store.

The 9-year-old also said his father became upset when the younger child began crying because he was hungry. Moore allegedly “threw” the 1-year-old into his crib. Further inspection of the younger boy revealed he had healed cigarette burns on his back and legs.

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Cops arrested Moore at a relative’s home on Thursday night. He allegedly told the relative he was “whooping” his son for stealing. Paramedics took the boy to the hospital for treatment of his injuries and was last listed in stable condition. His mother did not live in the home with Moore, per deputies.

The 1-year-old’s mother is in jail so Child Protective Services took custody of him.

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