Man receives sentence for fatally drowning 4-year-old with autism in bathtub

[Starmix]

From the Yellowstone report, Montana, Kristopher Michael Harasymczuk, 40, was sentenced to 80 years in prison last week after being convicted of deliberate homicide for the 2021 death of his 4-year-old stepson, Jaxsynn Gatlin. A jury found Kristopher guilty in March, opting for the more severe charge over negligent homicide.

The report said that Jaxsynn, who had autism, was drowned in a bathtub filled with scalding hot water by Kristopher, according to court documents. The mother named Lana, told the police that her child was alone in the bathtub and might have tripped and drowned.

Prosecutors said Lana changed her story after an autopsy revealed that Kristopher had been with Jaxsynn in the bathroom before she found him unresponsive. She also claimed Kristopher frequently beat Jaxsynn and her 6-year-old son with a metal spatula.

In addition to the 80-year sentence, Yellowstone County District Court Judge Collette Davies sentenced Kristopher to 15 years for each additional charge, with sentences to run concurrently. Prosecutors indicted Lana on the same day her husband was sentenced. She faces three counts each of criminal child endangerment and tampering with evidence.


Source: LOCAL 12

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[eLdavis]

It well, it's possible they could no longer deal with raising a child with that condition. This doesn't make their actions right though.

 

[Starmix]

It well, it's possible they could no longer deal with raising a child with that condition. This doesn't make their actions right though.

Yeah, I pity the baby autistic and innocent. There are so many killers this time killing their own children. Why don't they pity a child. They are angels that brighten every home.

 

[Sanjeev]

Why she didn't divorce him when the things were not good between him and her. It's sad. Because of her mistake she lost her son.

 

[Starmix]

Why she didn't divorce him when the things were not good between him and her. It's sad. Because of her mistake she lost her son.

They are live in partners. The woman should have not tolerated the abuses of her live in partner to her autistic son and her other son. She's also convicted of negligence and tampering the case. Good for these two abusive parents.

 

[kit_hung]

Served the offender right.
No one should harm an innocent child.

 

[Starmix]

These parents don't have conscience and love all hate and cruelty to the helpless autistic child. Four years old died in trauma of the hot water where he was drowned intentionally by the criminal father.

 

[eLdavis]

Yeah, I pity the baby autistic and innocent. There are so many killers this time killing their own children. Why don't they pity a child. They are angels that brighten every home.

The world is indeed becoming very wicked, people are doing inhumane things to even their own blood, and it's really scary.

 

[Starmix]

The world is indeed becoming very wicked, people are doing inhumane things to even their own blood, and it's really scary.

It happened anywhere in the world, and those parents who were doing this were on drugs. A father in the city where I live shot his 5-year-old son, who was playing with a kite in the garage. The little child died on the spot, and his father, a policeman, was jailed and sentenced to life imprisonment. It was learned that the killer was under the trip of the illegal drug,

 

[eLdavis]

It happened anywhere in the world, and those parents who were doing this were on drugs. A father in the city where I live shot his 5-year-old son, who was playing with a kite in the garage. The little child died on the spot, and his father, a policeman, was jailed and sentenced to life imprisonment. It was learned that the killer was under the trip of the illegal drug,

Yes you are right, it happens everywhere in the world today which makes it really sad. There are lots of cases like this even in my country.

 

[Starmix]

Yes you are right, it happens everywhere in the world today which makes it really sad. There are lots of cases like this even in my country.

Crimes soar, it's worrisome. That happens because there's no God in their lives. If they only know how beautiful life would when there's God in our lives. Pitiful are those non-believers.