Mother of three-year-old boy killed after being beaten by his father is also arrested The defense lawyers for Mayanna Angelina Rodgers, the mother of the 3-year-old boy killed after being attacked by his father, an American missionary, claim that she would also be a victim of the man. Both are in pre-trial detention. "The report is very significant from a woman who lives a cycle of domestic violence. The defense is convinced of this and will work to clarify the facts in this regard", declares lawyer Isabel Cochlaf. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The three lawyers working in the defense at the request of an NGO report an alleged case of deprivation of liberty. They say that Mayanna married Dandre Jermaine Grayson at the age of 19 and then the couple traveled from the United States to Brazil, where they lived in two other states before arriving in RS. "She was prevented by him from asking for help. For nine years, the system as a whole has failed this family, because she is a foreigner in a country where she doesn't know the law, she doesn't have any family nearby and a complete network failed to protect her and the children", says Isabel. Lawyer André von Berg describes Mayanna as “an absolutely dominated woman” who “had no power over her life.” According to lawyers, she would not have access to money, cell phones, television or radio. She would also be prohibited from contacting her own family, who are religious and live in the United States. "He banned her contact with her family. She was unable to speak to her parents for nine years. When they sent emails, he responded in her place", says Isabel. The defense claims that she could not leave the homes the couple had visited in recent years, not even to give birth to the five children they had. "All the births were done at home by him. So, we see that there is a great deal of submission", says André. The lawyers also say that, despite being a “self-proclaimed” missionary, Dandre would not be part of any church on Rio Grande do Sul soil. "It wasn't a church mission that sent them. He decided to come. He was an evangelizer, a preacher, but he only preached to his family, at home, to his wife and children", says André. “He used the Bible to subjugate and enslave her”, he summarizes. They claim that Mayanna cannot be suspected of omission because, in the defense's understanding, she is also a victim. Lawyers must submit a request for freedom this Friday (10). READ ALSO: MP calls Interpol to find out the missionary's history 3-year-old boy beaten for not saying 'good morning' to his father dies in RS Mother is also arrested; police investigate omission Missionary was suspected of mistreatment in three states Boy's organs are donated 'The State failed', admits mayor of Viamão about missionary arrested for beating son US missionary is arrested in RS after confessing to beating his 3-year-old son because he didn't say 'good morning' Understand the case The Civil Police claim that the 3-year-old boy was allegedly beaten by his own father in Viamão. The North American missionary confessed to the crime and has been in prison since Sunday (5). In a statement to the Civil Police, he said that the motivation for the attacks was that his son had not said "good morning" to him. According to delegate Luana Tamiozzo Medeiros, deputy at the Police Station Specialized in Women's Assistance (Deam) and responsible for the investigation, the man reported having punched the child's chest and abdomen, in addition to hitting the boy's head against the floor. The crime took place in the district of Águas Claras, where the family lives. The boy was hospitalized in a very serious condition in the pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital de Pronto Socorro (HPS) in Porto Alegre and died on Wednesday night (8). The attacker himself took the boy to Viamão hospital on Sunday. Due to the severity of his injuries, the boy was transferred to the capital. Upon noticing the multiple injuries, the medical team called the 18th Military Police Battalion (BPM). The American was arrested red-handed at the hospital. On Monday (6), during a custody hearing, the court converted the act into preventive detention. In a statement, Mayanna's defense says that she "is a victim and was in a state of serious vulnerability in the context of domestic violence, physically, emotionally and spiritually." Read the full position below. According to authorities, the family has lived in Brazil for nine years and had moved to Viamão around eight months ago. North American missionary Dandre Jermaine Grayson and his wife, Mayanna Angelina Rodgers, arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of their son Oliver Reproduction/Social media Oliver Golden Grayson was 3 years old Personal archive VIDEOS: All about RS