Parents of US boy found dead in washing machine had texted about killing son over snacks, docs show

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“I’m going to end up kill him,” Jemaine Thomas’ text message said. “You going to come home and he going to be hang from the (expletive) tree outside.”

Jemaine Thomas, 42, on Nov 15 was arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of Troy Koehler, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. His wife, Tiffany Thomas, 35, was arrested and charged with injury to a child by omission.

“I’m going to end up kill him,” Jemaine Thomas’ text message said. “You going to come home and he going to be hang from the tree outside.”On July 25, three days before Troy was found dead, Tiffany Thomas texted “This boy got life up. Why I come out the restroom from taking my shower and his funky in the living room watching TV.”Before finding the child at the Thomas’ home July 28 in the 4400 block of Rosegate Drive, the couple initially reported Troy as a “Missing Child” around 5.

Troy’s legs were bruised and warm to the touch, his torso was cold and he had blood around his nose and a large bump on his forehead, court records show. The boy’s clothing was also damp and he had a urine smell emanating from his body. Unable to reach Jemaine Thomas until 4am, Tiffany Thomas caught a ride with a co-worker and arrived at the home at 5am. She called 911 once inside the home, court documents show.

During an interview on July 28, Jemaine Thomas told law enforcement he struck Troy with an open hand on the buttocks five times on July 24. During the “disciplining”, Jemaine Thomas hit Troy in the back by accident due to the boy jumping around. He said he stopped the discipline after hitting his son in the back.

 

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