Mother of three-year-old boy killed after being beaten by his father is also arrested The death of Oliver Golden Grayson, a three-year-old boy killed after being beaten by his father in Viamão, revealed an impasse between institutions in the justice system in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. The parents, North American missionary Dandre Jermaine Grayson and Mayanna Angelina Rodgers, remain in pre-trial detention. The Rio Grande do Sul Court of Justice (TJRS) told g1 that the Viamão Children and Youth Court did not receive the case that accompanied the family when they lived in Santa Catarina. The Public Prosecutor's Office of Palmitos (SC) maintains that the procedure was forwarded to the Rio Grande do Sul Judiciary after the couple moved to the state in 2025. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp According to the TJRS, all emails from the Viamão Court were reviewed and "no submission from the Palmitos Forum was found". The court also informed that it requested the process be sent, but that, to date, it had not yet been sent. In the opposite direction, the Palmitos Public Prosecutor's Office states that the procedure was sent after authorization from the Santa Catarina Court. According to the agency, the shipment was certified in the case files. The Public Prosecutor's Office reported that the shipment was included in event 245, with notary certification, and that the shipment movement was registered in event 246 of the Santa Catarina process. READ ALSO: Police will investigate possible omission of the protection network in Viamão Oliver's brothers remain sheltered by the protection network Investigation shows that children were forced to watch attacks at home What Santa Catarina says The Palmitos Public Prosecutor's Office reported that it received anonymous complaints, in March 2025, reporting alleged physical attacks against one of the couple's children. After that, the Guardianship Council, Military Police and Public Prosecutor's Office went to the family's home. According to the prosecutor's office, the inspection found no bruises or other signs of aggression. The children, according to the agency, were well dressed, in good health and lived in a residence considered suitable. Even so, given the complaints and previous records involving the family in another state, the five brothers were sheltered for around three months. During this period, psychological reports concluded that the parents were mentally capable of exercising custody of their children. A social study also pointed out that there were not enough elements to confirm domestic violence or mistreatment. According to the prosecutor's office, another report recorded a strong emotional bond between parents and children during assisted visits. Based on these assessments, the Court ordered the children's return to their family in June 2025. After that, according to the Santa Catarina Public Ministry, the family remained accompanied by the protection network until moving to Viamão, in August of that year. It was after this change that, according to the prosecutor's office, the protection procedure was referred to the Viamão Children and Youth Court for continued monitoring. The TJSC informed that the case is being processed under judicial secrecy and that it cannot pass on information. What the RS Court says The Rio Grande do Sul Court of Justice states that the Viamão Children and Youth Court was not aware of the case before Oliver's hospitalization. According to the court, a review of the unit's emails did not find any message sent by Foro de Palmitos with the process. The TJRS also informed that it had already requested that the files be sent, but that they had not yet been received. The Public Ministry of Rio Grande do Sul reported that it only became aware of the case after Oliver's hospitalization and death and that it is now monitoring the investigation together with the Civil Police. Understand the case The Civil Police claim that the 3-year-old boy was 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. Mother of three-year-old boy killed after being beaten by his father is arrested for omission, police say Reproduction/Social media Oliver Golden Grayson was 3 years old Personal archive VIDEOS: Everything about RS
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Mother of three-year-old boy killed after being beaten by his father is also arrested The death of Oliver Golden Grayson, a three-year-old boy killed after being beaten by his father in Viamão, revealed an impasse...
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