Prosecutors: ‘Gut Check’ to ‘Toughen Up’ 10-Year-Old Sends Boy to Hospital

[The Straight Story]

Prosecutors: ‘Gut Check’ to ‘Toughen Up’ 10-Year-Old Sends Boy to Hospital

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio - Prosecutors say an 11-year-old Delaware County boy nearly died after an adult family member punched him in the abdomen. Investigators say the suspect was "performing a gut check" to “toughen up” the boy.

The victim was 10 when this happened, but just marked a birthday at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, recovering from surgery to save his life.

35-year-old Michael Smith appeared before a Delaware County judge Thursday morning, accused of a violent assault on a 10-year-old family member.

"The defendant in this case was allegedly performing a ‘gut check’ to toughen him up. (He) punched him in stomach and caused his stomach to be distended," said Doug Dumolt with the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office. "There is a broken rib on one side. On the other side there is a ruptured bowel, distended stomach, broken fingers."

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/05/08/delaware-county-child-severely-injured.html

[PeteSelman]

1. Someone should gutcheck this asshole with a baseball bat.

People like this make me want to vomit.

[Nay]

3. Really. What a complete waste of space this monster is.

[frylock]

6. i'd be swinging a bit south of the gut

[Warren DeMontague]

2. Hey, it worked for Houdini.

Okay, maybe not.

[11 Bravo]

4. For those unfamiliar with the story:

http://www.thegreatharryhoudini.com/death.html

[Auntie Bush]

7. I wonder if they ever arrested his killers?

[frylock]

5. somebody should do a nut check on this fucking idiot with a steel-toed boot