A stepfather in Arkansas allegedly drowned his wife's 2-year-old son by repeatedly throwing him into a pool to teach him to swim, according to prosecutors, while his mom allegedly gave the OK. The ...

The girl also alleged that the man threw the toddler into the pool repeatedly and said 'she would have to go retrieve him from the bottom of the pool.' ...

A 6-year-old girl allegedly told police Dakota Hays would throw the 2-year-old into the water and that “she would have to go retrieve him from the bottom of the pool" ...

Dakota Shawn Hays, 20, is alleged to have repeatedly thrown his toddler stepson into a swimming pool and pinch his nose ...

A mother and stepfather have been arrested in connection with the death of a toddler who died during an alleged attempt to ...

A US woman and her husband have been arrested and charged in connection with the drowning death of a 2-year-old who was repeatedly thrown into a pool in an attempt to teach him how to swim.

Hays and the child's mother, Annastacia Atkins, 24, were arrested on Monday and charged in connection to his death, which has been ruled a homicide. Deputies responded to Atkin's home on June 14 ...

The boy had been thrown into a pool and pushed under water to retrieve items at the pool’s surface, authorities said.

Steven Merkel Jr., 52, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree reckless homicide after the nine-year-old boy ...

Dakota Shawn Hays, 20, and his wife Annastacia Atkins, 24, were arrested on Monday over the child’s death from a lack of oxygen to the brain. Dakota Hays allegedly tossed his 2-year-old stepson ...

The parents of a 2-year-old Arkansas boy were arrested this week for his death last summer. Police say the toddler drowned ...

Annastacia Atkins, 24, and Dakota Shawn Hays, 29, of Van Buren, were arrested on Monday, Jan. 13, and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the June 2024 death of the boy ...