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Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Yahoo
Seattle stepfather charged, mom pleads not guilty to beating teen son to death with extension cord
Today, the stepfather of a Seattle teenager was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter after the young boy was allegedly beaten to death by his mother at the end of January. The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Seattle mother Denaya Young in the Jan. 30 domestic violence beating death of her 14-year-old son at the beginning of February. Yesterday, on February 13, Young pled not guilty. According to court documents, Young, 29, beat the teen with an extension cord until his heart gave out. The medical examiner said the boy had 1,172 fresh injuries from the beating and likely died from Sudden Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) or Distributive Shock. Court documents define SIRS as 'when the body sends blood and blood serum to so many different injuries around the body, attempting to heal them, that it draws enough blood out of the muscles and other vital areas that there is not enough to sustain the heart.' While the 14-year-old endured the beating, his three siblings, a 5-month-old, a 4-year-old, and a 6-year-old, were present. The teen's stepfather, Khailil Graham, was also present during the beating, but did nothing to stop it, according to court documents. According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Young and Graham describe themselves as married, and Graham stated to police officers that he was raising the 14-year-old as his own. Graham is the biological father of Young's three youngest children. Today, February 14, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Khailil Graham with second-degree murder because of criminal mistreatment and first-degree manslaughter — both domestic violence offenses. According to charging documents, the assault lasted for over three hours. During that time, Graham reportedly heard and observed the assault but failed to intervene. Graham reportedly told prosecutors, 'When I came up, up the stairs like I was just like, like bro, just get with the program.' When Graham said 'get with the program,' prosecutors say the 14-year-old victim would have already had over a thousand injuries, and it was only minutes from then that he would become unresponsive. Graham was arrested Friday by the Seattle Police Department and is set to be arraigned at the end of February.
Express Tribune
06-02-2025
- Express Tribune
Seattle Mother who beat teen son for 3 hours leaving him with 1172 injuries, now charged with murder
A Seattle mother has been accused of brutally beating her teenage son to death, leaving over a thousand bruises and cuts on his body. Denaya Young, 29, allegedly became furious with the 14-year-old over his chores and assaulted him for three hours until he stopped breathing on January 30. According to the medical examiner, the teen died from Sudden Inflammatory Response Syndrome, meaning his heart could no longer sustain itself after enduring extensive injuries. Authorities say Young waited five minutes before calling 911 after her son stopped breathing, as reported by Fox 13. She admitted to officers that she "let the anger get the best of her" and "lost count" of how many times she struck the teen. The boy endured at least 1,172 separate injuries during the assault, according to King 5. Young is accused of using an HDMI cord to continue beating him, even as he pleaded for her to stop. She allegedly told police that he complained of dizziness multiple times during the attack, but she assumed he was lying. Three young children and another adult were reportedly inside the home when the fatal beating occurred. Young's partner and the father of her other children allegedly told police that he overheard the attack but chose not to intervene. He reportedly stated, "I don't want to jump in, and then I'm getting jumped on, you feel? I'm not even trying to have that type of day." Additionally, he allegedly said that in "these situations," it is "best to mind [your] business." Young did not have legal custody of the boy, who had traveled to visit her in August; authorities say she never returned him to his legal guardian. She has been charged with second-degree murder and is being held on a $3 million bail.
