Tragedy struck Brooklyn as a 3-year-old boy, named Kyng Royal Foster, was left dead at SUNY Downstate Medical Center under mysterious circumstances after reportedly being abandoned by an unidentified woman and man. According to police, the toddler was already in a state of rigor mortis, suggesting he had been deceased for hours before arriving at the hospital. A source told CBS News New York that the boy showed signs of extensive bruising on his face and body, while the medical examiner's initial autopsy could not conclusively determine the cause of death.
In connection with this heartbreaking incident, Robert White, 38, the boyfriend of Kyng's mother, has been arrested and charged with assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child about a separate occurrence where he allegedly slapped Kyng multiple times weeks before the boy's death; and although he has yet to face charges related to Kyng's death, the investigation remains ongoing as police await the results of further medical tests, as reported by the New York Daily News.
During his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court, it emerged that White and his girlfriend, along with young Kyng, had been living in the man's car when the alleged assault transpired after the child accidentally urinated on himself, a deed that reportedly sent White into a violent rage prompting him to strike the toddler more than 10 times while at least one family member witnessed, leaving the boy with visible injuries and cries of "Ow that hurts!" Police sources added that previous arrests in White's record include charges for robbery and assault dating back to 2018.
The heart-wrenching circumstances of Kyng's death have left the community seeking answers and justice; family members and godparents of the young boy have taken to social media, pleading for the mother's cooperation with the investigation, "Idk wtf is going through your head right now but this not you," Tiqua Blockwood, identified as Kyng's godmother, wrote in a Facebook post imploring her to come forward with "Aint no f—ing wayyyyyy my godson didnt deserve that I just got this feeling it's more to this.", while another godmother, Sabrina Johnson, appealed to the mother, as obtained by the New York Daily News, stating "If you're seeing this baby, turn yourself in," urging the benefits of cooperating rather than facing apprehension.
