Name: Ezekiel Irwin.
Died: January 31, 2023.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Pueblo, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy from prematurity; tracheostomy.
Details:
Ezekiel’s mother became frustrated because he kept pulling out his trach. She physically abused him and did not clean his trach properly. When it became blocked, she ignored the alarm until Ezekiel suffocated.
Case Status:
Mythia Latka (Mother), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to life without parole.
Sources:
Pueblo mom sentenced to life in prison for death of special needs son
‘Frustrated’ mom left toddler alone to die with blocked breathing tube after abusing him
Pueblo mother charged with first-degree murder in 2-year-old son’s death