katero
Jun 30, 2026

‘We don’t believe we know all that this child suffered’: Tot Boy Bound, Thrown into Pool & Beaten Dead After Adoption from Haiti

‘We don’t believe we know all that this child suffered’: Tot Boy Bound, Thrown into Pool & Beaten Dead After Adoption from Haiti

by May 10, 2024 Share Tweet

A Florida woman is behind bars after police say she beat her adopted boy to death after throwing him into a swimming pool earlier this monthy.

According to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Patricia Saintizaire, 36, is facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and tampering with a witness. The charges stem from the death of her son, Bryan Boyer, whom she adopted from Haiti and brought to the US in April 2023.

Investigators allege that Saintizaire tied up and threw Bryan into a swimming pool before allegedly beating him to death.

“What we’ve learned during this investigation just turns our stomach,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a news conference Wednesday. “We have a video clip of where that 3-year-old baby’s hands were tied behind his back, and she threw him in a swimming pool in the backyard.”

“We don’t believe we know all that this child suffered…We have another video clip where he’s face down on the floor and she’s beating him on the back, and he’s not even resisting it. It’s like it’s a normal occurrence.”

The incident started on May 1, when Bryan returned home from school. Officials said he appeared happy at the time and had no injuries, according to school and bus security footage.

Other posts