Two circus promoters from are accused of chaining their son to a motel bathtub and watching him die a slow, painful death.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office was called to a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana to investigate the death of 12-year-old Eduardo Posso.
Detectives say Posso was in Indiana with his father, Luis Posso and stepmother, Dayana Marina Flores, while they promoted a circus that opens next month. Their other children, ages 9, 5 and 2 helped the couple pass out flyers, but Eduardo was left chained to the bathtub in the hotel room, without food.
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On Friday, Eduardo stopped breathing and his father took him to Bloomington Hospital. He died shortly after.
According to the coroner, Eduardo was severely malnourished with zero percent body fat.
A search of the motel room turned up restraints used on the young boy and a webcam tied to the towel bar, which the couple allegedly used to watch the boy as his health deteriorated, authorities said. Detectives also found cell phone pictures and videos of the boy in shackles, according to the report.
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Cellphone video showed Eduardo restrained in the bathtub, while Flores and the other children came and went from the bathroom without acknowledging him, and investigators discovered a selfie Posso took with the boy while restrained.[Posse and Flores] were working as promoters for Cirque Italia, a Manatee County-based circus that has upcoming performances in Bloomington, Indiana.
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[Eduardo] weighed about 50 pounds[.]
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Posso and Flores denied starving Eduardo but said they physically abused him because he "acted up more than the other kids," according to investigators.
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Authorities said they will face murder charges once the coroner determines the boy's cause of death.
The CEO of Cirque Italia tells News Channel 8 he is horrified by the crime. He stresses they are third-party contractors and are not directly connected to his circus.
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