Viloude Louis suffered broken ribs, internal bleeding and a lacerated
liver after Devalon Armstrong repeatedly slammed her on a bed, punched
her in the stomach, jumped on her and struck her with his elbow several
times, police said.
Deputies say they received a 911 call from the
home in Terrytown, Louisiana on Sunday afternoon saying the girl had
been found unconscious on the bathroom floor.
Paramedics found the girl unresponsive and she was pronounced dead a short time later.
Armstrong
was arrested on Tuesday after a coroner investigation found the girl
died of multiple injuries, two days after the death, Jefferson Parish
Sheriff’s spokesman Col. John Fortunato said.
Detectives initially
spoke with the girl’s mother, Adlourdes Desvallons, 39, and found out
that the teenager had been babysitting while she went to the store,
Fortunato told had said.
Devalon told investigators the girl had a
stomach ache and went upstairs to brush her teeth, and 30 minutes later
he found her on the floor complaining her stomach still hurt, Fortunato
added.
The teenager claimed he took the girl downstairs to the
sofa and called 911 when he saw she was no longer breathing. Dispatchers
told him to start CPR and paramedics arrived on the scene.
The
coroner’s office said there did not appear to be any outward signs of
injury and her death was left as unclassified, but on Monday, Devalon
told detectives he had been practicing World Wrestling
Entertainment-style moves on the girl.
He said that even when his
little half-sister said she was in pain, he continued to carry out the
moves on her. Detectives added that he appeared to be enjoying talking
about the assault.
Viloude Louis suffered broken ribs, internal
bleeding and a lacerated liver after Devalon Armstrong
repeatedly slammed her on a bed, punched her in the stomach, jumped on
her and struck her with his elbow several times, police said.
Deputies
say they received a 911 call from the home in Terrytown, Louisiana on
Sunday afternoon saying the girl had been found unconscious on the
bathroom floor.
Paramedics found the girl unresponsive and she was pronounced dead a short time later.
Armstrong
was arrested on Tuesday after a coroner investigation found the girl
died of multiple injuries, two days after the death, Jefferson Parish
Sheriff’s spokesman Col. John Fortunato said.
Detectives initially
spoke with the girl’s mother, Adlourdes Desvallons, 39, and found out
that the teenager had been babysitting while she went to the store,
Fortunato told had said.
Devalon told investigators the girl had a
stomach ache and went upstairs to brush her teeth, and 30 minutes later
he found her on the floor complaining her stomach still hurt, Fortunato
added.
The
teenager claimed he took the girl downstairs to the sofa and called 911
when he saw she was no longer breathing. Dispatchers told him to start
CPR and paramedics arrived on the scene.
The coroner’s office said
there did not appear to be any outward signs of injury and her death
was left as unclassified, but on Monday, Devalon told detectives he had
been practicing World Wrestling Entertainment-style moves on the girl.
He
said that even when his little half sister said she was in pain, he
continued to carry out the moves on her. Detectives added that he
appeared to be enjoying talking about the assault.
But his mother says her son apologized to her.
“I
don’t know what he’s got in his mind, I don’t know if he’s done it on
purpose or not,” said Desvallons. “I really don’t know why that’s my
question. I don’t know why.”
Jefferson Parish authorities said it’s not the first time kids have tried to mimic violent television shows.
“We
have to understand the maturity of our kids when we put them in the
care and custody of other children,” said Jefferson Parish Sheriff
Newell Normand.
The loss has devastated the entire neighborhood.
“I miss her so much,” said Bryance Joseph, 7, who used to play with Viloude.
“She was really kind, so intelligent, so smart,” said Desvallons.
The WWE issued the following statement in response to the incident:
“The death of Viloude Louis is a tragedy, and our condolences go out to her family.
WWE
urges restraint in reporting this unfortunate incident as if it were
the result of a WWE wrestling move. As in similar cases, criminal intent
to harm and a lack of parental supervision have been the factors
resulting in a tragic death.
Authorities have already charged the
accused with second-degree murder and determined that this was not an
accidental death due to a wrestling move.”
The Sheriff’s office
has now classified her death as a homicide and Devalon was arrested on
suspicion of second-degree murder and is being held at a juvenile
detention center.5
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