Report: Stepmother told police she slammed child's head into floor for disrespecting her
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A police report details the last moments of 4-year-old Marcel Foster's life. The child died on Jan. 22 following an alleged beating from his step-mother, Patricia Atalig, who is now facing a murder and child abuse charges.
According to the arrest report, Atalig, 29, initially blamed the child's father, Marcel Foster Sr., for hitting the child but a witness who was in the home told police a different story.
That witness said Atalig became upset with the child when he refused to eat his lunch and was disrespectful to her. The witness told police, Marcel was taken to a bedroom where he could hear the boy being spanked and what sounded like the child falling to the floor. ... Read More