Name: Titus Davenport.
Died: January 20, 2023.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Salem, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Titus’s stepmother beat him so badly that he died from a brain bleed. She tried to claim the injuries were self-inflicted, but the autopsy report disagreed with her claims.
Case Status:
Cierra Wiedner (Stepmother) pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and was sentenced to 5 years.
Sources:
Autism Memorial: Titus Davenport
Salem woman sentenced to 5 years for fatal abuse of 6-year-old stepson
Woman charged months after Salem 6-year-old’s death
Salem woman indicted in death of domestic partner’s 6-year-old son: Court documents
Dad, domestic partner booked, released in death of Salem child