11-year-old dies after father, stepmother forced him to drink 64 ounces of water, police say

[Demovictory9]

An 11-year-old boy is dead after officials said his father and stepmother forced him to drink 64 ounces of water daily because of bedwetting.

Court documents allege Zachary Sabin was in trouble with Ryan Sabin and Tara Sabin for not drinking enough. He was told to drink more and eventually died from forced water intoxication, according to the El Paso Coroner, KXRM reported.

Tara Sabin said her stepson had a hereditary urological condition that made him wet the bed. When the urine was dark, she said she and her husband told Zachary to drink 64 ounces of water per day. Before Zachary’s death, Tara Sabin said her stepson was sipping water and throwing it up, The Gazette in El Paso, Colorado, reported.

According to Tara Sabin, Ryan Sabin told his son he was throwing it up because he was drinking it slowly and allowing air to build up, so he told his son to chug the water as he does in the Army as the family ate dinner, the newspaper reported.

Tara Sabin believed the boy was being dramatic. As the other children went to bed, Zachary remained in the kitchen and started throwing a temper tantrum. She said Ryan Sabin kicked the boy twice to get him up off the floor. He also picked the boy up, but Zachary dropped to the ground, hitting his head, the affidavit stated. Ryan Sabin then took his son outside to expose him to cold air to get the tantrum to stop, The Gazette reported.


Zachary eventually fell asleep, but not before walking around the kitchen making noises and staring at a wall.

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His father and stepmother were charged with first-degree murder, child abuse resulting in death and misdemeanor child abuse. They turned themselves into the El Paso County Jail Tuesday, KXRM reported.

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[lpbk2713]

1. A license is required to be a barber or a cab driver.

But anyone can have kids.

[ItsjustMe]

5. From the movie Parenthood

[a la izquierda]

7. That was always one of my favorite quotes as a kid...

when I was dealing with the disaster of my parents' divorce (and they threw me- the eldest- right in the middle).

[sheshe2]

2. ...

[Dem2theMax]

3. That poor child.

What in the world is wrong with us as humans?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

4. As long as kids are

Seen as property of the parents..

I would have just broke down in relief if I got to live in a safe place growing up. I didn't have a safe place,and I pay for it everyday. In
having crisis PTSD,depression among other diagnosis.

Child abuse never goes away. No matter how hard you work in therapy. At least it seems that way.

I decided when I was 5 years old I never wanted to force a child to exist in this fucked up world.

[Demovictory9]

6. I am sorry about your childhood

[a la izquierda]

8. Oh my. Big hugs.

My parents' relationship was a fucked up disaster, and I was in the middle. My sister never quite recovered mentally and emotionally and now HER kids are paying for it. I go to therapy to deal with major anxiety (thanks mom) and abandonment issues (thanks dad). My relationships are disasters because I bottle up my emotions and can be clingy and needy, but also afraid to hurt peoples feelings.

Sorry, slightly off topic, but I abhor child abusers like these "parents" and while my parents weren't purposefully abusive, I don't have kids and am thankful for it.

[Xolodno]

9. If a child is throwing up water...then there is a shit load more going on.

Wouldn't surprise me as psychological either.

Parents would beat the shit out of me just for being a bit too loud. In grade school, I would chew on my collar and sleeves. Obviously a nervous issue. Add to that, I was so malnourished, I ate my lunch slowly and was the last one to leave...or I didn't finish, and the upper graders pushed me out forcing me to put my lunch into the trash.

Who did my parents blame? The teacher of course...for being too hard on me.