Grandparents, uncle charged in beating death, torture of Montana boy

The state medical examiner determined the boy died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to a probable cause affidavit.

In some of the videos from about two years ago, James"appeared to be a healthy and well-fed boy," the affidavit says, but he"appeared to be emaciated" at the time of his death. Investigators"observed that a good portion of the food in the house was locked away" and that Hurley would not have access to it, the affidavit says.

The family described James as recently becoming suicidal, erratic and hearing voices, according to the affidavit. Despite these claims, detectives said they have not been able to find any record of the family reporting these alleged behaviors to law enforcement or attempting to get medical or psychiatric help.Bail was set at $500,000 for Sasser and $750,000 for Batts. They are both being held at the Gallatin County Detention Center. Their attorney did not immediately return a request for comment Tuesday. The uncle is being held at the Yellowstone Youth Services Center on $500,000 bail.

What kind of grandparents can do such a thing this world is getting so bad !

PattyArquette Sick and demonic. 🤬

LeslieMarshall Heartbreaking and unnecessary.

Inmates doesnt like those who did child(ren) wrong. Hope they will pay full price in jail.

People like these should be shot and buried. No wasting taxpayers money yo support thrm in jail or waste it on attorney or court they are wealthy enough.

RIP😢

Prison for life.

Children are so damned unprotected in this country. The problem is this idea of ownership as though children are property instead of human beings. Adults feel they can pretty much do whatever they damned please with their own children. This is horrendous.

sick people

What kind of animals would do this to a child this makes me feel quite sick ,horrible !😡😡😡😡I don't believe in guns ,but for these two who did this , I wouldn't think twice towards those barbarians 😡😡😡

The illnes of the white people.

This poor child. Rest in Peace. 🌻

He was still a child. How cruel. 🙈

😡😢🙏🏾

This is so sad 😞 what’s wrong with people!

They are Trump voter😉

Maybe they should consider moving to Greater Idaho?

That's horrible, just horrible\\!/

RIP

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU GADEM PEOPLE?!!! Unless he tried to harm you or burn the house down.......? But DAMN!!!!!

Terrible just awful

What the F*** is wrong with the people!

Put them to death. No trial, no nonsense. Truly abhorrent and vile behaviour by someone who is supposed to love and protect.

Lord this world is so wicked! May he Rest In Peace

PattyArquette Sickening and heartbreaking.

My parents beat on me in every possible way and tricked me into getting a surgery I should not have gotten too to weaken and paralyze me is possible.

PattyArquette Hang them outside the fucking courthouse

Oh no! Poor kid! And people with first degree murder charge can get away by paying some bail money? Smh...

This is more shit we should all be protesting. There should be NO BAIL. And these mofos should be cut lose to a firing squad.

Sad. Where were the teachers and the social workers.

Unimaginable cruelty!

Poor baby boy. There are no words to describe this horror and cruelty.

You white folk better watch your undesirables.

PattyArquette How do you get 3 people to go along with this let alone all in the same family

In my prayers. That is beyond cruelty

PattyArquette This is AWFUL !! 💔😞😕

Sickening! Horrific! Unfathomable! Poor kid. May he rest in peace. ❤

Monsters. This poor boy 😢

Grandparents=monsters

Sweet baby boy. Rest In Peace. God will heal your wounds. I’m praying that the courts will put these inhuman slugs away forever.

Hell is too good for these people. Rest In Peace, sweet boy.

Just will never understand how anyone, especially a grandparent could hurt their children!! How sick and evil could you be! May this sweet angel Rest In Peace ❤️🙏🙏

Crazy Azzzzz people out here !!!

GOP. RIP JAMES.

Barbaric!😰

💔

I see he was killed how awful

Omg how awful I hope and pray he is safe and not beat to death !

sick sick sick!!!!

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Straight to hell with all of them

And these sadistic criminals did not cross the border !

This is so horrific. That poor boy lived hell on earth. I’ve never hoped more that there’s an afterlife where he’s finally in peace. Now lock those people up and throw away the key.

May those people rot in hell.

This poor sweet boy. What a horrific way to live & to die.

Thats unfair

Oh my god people are more and more deranged

Why did his mom leave him at the mercy of his grandparents, far away from her? Why didn’t she call police to check on him when she couldn’t reach the grandparents during her phone calls.

REPUBLICANS

Montana

Every time I turn around it’s another story of a heinous murder of a child. A CHILD. God help this sick country.

😢😤🤬

wtf

Why is the bail so low!

Sometimes i wonder who am I supposed to trust in this life.

A child is a gift from God, as such I would never harm one. RIP little one your death is very tragic indeed.

This story is 50 Shades of Fucked Up. His awful 'Grandparents' were in their mid 30's when he was born. And that's the least of the problems.

I am not for the death penalty....unless the victim is a child. Beat these people to death

Sad

God damn

Terrible tragic how could this happen?

Evil.

😠😠😠

Crazy people.

WTF

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