Four Year Old Dominick Richard Calhoun’s Screams And Pleads For Help Went Unanswered…Neighbors Heard Him Cry And Scream Day And Night…Bruising Seen By Family Members And Not One Person Took Action..Dominick Endured Four Days And Nights Being Burned,Punched,Kicked And Hit By The Hands Of  His Mothers Boyfriend…Twenty Four Year Old Brandon Federick Hayes,As She Did Nothing But Witness This Unspeakable Act On Her Four Year Old Child…Her Answer to why she allowed this and didnt get help for Dominick…SHE WAS AFRAID OF GETTING IN TROUBLE BECAUSE SHE WAS VIOLATING THE CONDITIONS OF HER PROBATION..She received probation in 2007 for unrelated drug charge…
Dominicks Eight Year Old Brother Watched Feeling Helpless And Afraid…
WHY…
Dominick Had An Accident On The Couch,He Wet Himself…This Caused Brandon Hayes To Go Into An Abusive Rage, Non Stop Torture For Four Days…Imagine Four Days Of Unspeakable Acts To A Four Year Old Child…
Dominick Did Not Have To Imagine He Lived It,Brandon Hayes Went As Far As Poking His Eyes Out And Dragging Dominicks Lifeless Body Around The House Continuously Kicking And Punching Him In His Head…
On Day Four Richard Calhoun,Dominicks Paternal Grandfather Went To The House And Walked Into His Room To Find Dominicks Battered Lifeless Body Lying On The Bed…He Called The Police But By The Time He Arrived At The Hospital It Was To Late..
Dominicks Brain Was Swollen And His His Little Body Could No Longer Hold On To Life,The Doctors And Nurses At Hurley Medical Center Say It Was The Worst Beating They Ever Seen…
~April 12th,2010..Dominick Was Taken Off Of Life Support~
Brandon Hayes Was Charged With Child Abuse,Homicide,Murder,Assault With Intent To Create Great Bodily Harm,Delivery Of Marijuana To A Minor And Possesion With Intent To Deliver And Corrin Baker,Dominicks Mother,was charged with violating her probation from A 2007 drug charge..The conditions of her probation were she is not to be in contact or involved with someone that has a history with drugs or currantly using drugs..She also moved without alerting her probation officer which goes against the conditions of a lesser charge..Probation instead of jail time..She was then charged with second degree murder and second degree child abuse..She and Brandon were set to be tried together even though they were facing different charges,She was informed by legal council what she was going to serve for her crimes,30years to life..The Day before her sentencing she took a plea bargain..If she pleaded guilty to her crimes they then could put her on the stand being the only witness to her sons demise,Her 8 year old son Tyler was to young and mentally unstable from witnessing his 4yr old brother tortured and murdered..She took the deal and will serve 13 to 30 years..Not for the sake of Dominick,she did it so she can be eligible for parole in 13 years…
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I can’t speak for the mother. How any woman could not lay down their life for their child is beyond me. As for the neighbors… well, I’m a lot older than you and when I hear a story like this, my mind is always taken back to the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese. Refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese. The article refers to something called the “bystander effect”. Fortunately, I don’t have that particular affliction. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve personally intervened to help someone at personal risk to myself and/or called police to stop violence. This is exactly the reason I’m a Liberal who believes in a woman’s right to choose and does not believe that every child should be brought into this world. Once here, I believe every child has the right to be brought up in a safe, loving and nurturing environment. I can’t allow myself to get emotional about this – not because I have no feelings, but because doing so would be counter-productive in taking proactive steps to make sure things like this never happen again. By taking a very clinical look at this case, one knows there were warning signs long before this tragedy ever took place. Forcing every child to be born and then cutting social services and over-taxing an already burdened child protective services program is a recipe for even greater disaster and this will be the epidemic we see in the news every day. I thank you for sharing this little soul’s story and I’m sorry I didn’t live closer. I’m one of those people who would have intervened.
I am in total agreement…I was so hesitant to post this..I had it in drafts editing details,i even recieved an email from a male author of childrens books..{I won’t say his name,but would love to} after he saw the link to this story on my twitter account and was questioning why i put this story out there..I immediatly felt angry by his reply and emailed him back..Like you I cant hold back my opinion,even if I am wrong..After replying to each other back and forth..His last email was an apology and a thank you for setting awareness for a great cause..I did not post this because it was news,I did it bcuz child abuse gets worse everyday..The worst part…Our judicial system..Repeat offenders of an act so inhumane should not exist.Our system believes in rehabilitation which is great,but not for hurting an innocent child,not for sexually abusing children..The word Premeditated is in our vocabulary for a reason..Thanks Again Carol you always hit that point right on..Commend Your Voice..
I am stunned that Dominick’s mother stood by and watched her son be murdered in a lengthy, torturous process. I agree with Jamie, above, the mom and her boyfriend deserve much worse than was done to Dominick.
And why weren’t the neighbors picking up the phone to call for the police?
This should never have happened. You’re a great woman to work to see this never happens again.
I am shudderring and crying when i was 3 I was a newly Diagnosed and uncontrolled epileptic my older brother in his early teens raped me the first time just after my birthday it went on with him and his paedophilic friends for 11 years every day when i resisted the first time he broke my arm when he i grew too big he broke my neck and back but i recovered when i tried to fight him he shot me when i was 7 My mothr walked in 3 feet from my bed with me on all foours being raped b my them late teen 6ft 8 400lb brother and she didn’t saved me she left the room yelling enough of thta you have school in the morning. monsters are not always in the dark the comeout from under the bed Im 53 and last night i woke up screaming for mom not to close the door you never forget you should never forgive and may this monster never belet out to snuff out the light on a another precious soul . mia g vayner.
The man and woman both deserve to be punished. They should have the hell beat out of them. No child deserves to be treated that way, and anyone that does treat a child that way needs to be punished!
I am completely angered by this Jamie…Jail is to good for them..This 24yr old boyfriend should be tortured,I know it is wrong to think an eye for an eye..I absolutely think in cases like this the only punishment is an eye for an eye..When I posted his picture I kept taking it off and putting back on because seeing this unhuman man made me sick..so saddened that no one helped Dominick,what is wrong with these people..this could of and should of been prevented…
I’m speechless. I cannot imagine how anybody could lift a hand to a helpless little child let alone torture him this way. I cannot fathom how his mother could allow this to happen. I cannot understand how neighbors and family could hear the screams, see the bruises, and do nothing. I sickens me to think this happens. Sometimes the cruelty of people is beyond comprehension. God bless little Dominick.
Thank You Kay…It is unimaginable and disturbing at least..I am going to post what came out of this tragedy hopefully today..Just last month Dominicks Law was approved by the goverment..Again angered that our goverment and justice system had to be convinced to pass these two bills..Kay if you read these comments you will see one from Nancy..I will be writing her battle of child and sexual abuse by the hands of her father..She is an inspiration beyond words..
My heart goes out to little Dominick for suffering such pain and fear. I had to stop reading the torture he encountered a couple times because the tears would not stop. He never has to suffer again. He is an angel now. As for the mother, she is a selfish, lifeless and heartless women. It disturbs me greatly to hear how she allowed this to happen to her son but not only that to watch it for four days and not even stop it from happening. This is something she could never have a second chance to fix and do things differently. The nightmares will haunt her for the rest of her life because God always gets our attention when we do something against him. This little bundle of love that was given to her was a gift from God. And the boyfriend is the devil. I believe and have faith he will be punished. I remember when my dad went to prison and was beat horribly by some inmates. Trust me he will fall in the right hands, for the sake of Dominick. May this little man’s memory never be forgotten.
Thank You Nancy…I know reading this brought back feelings of pain for you,I value and appreciate your comment on this subject..Having to read and reread this story and research the facts,depressed me and is still constantly on my mind, As you know i am all about awareness… When I decided to write this article I was hit hard with emotions for little Dominick..I kept this post in drafts and kept questioning myself if I shoud publish it or not because of how heavy the details are..Then I said to my self..Dominick endured 4 days and nights,he lived it,He paided the ultimate price at the hands of a monster..If I dont post this I would be like the neighbors or family members who turned a blind eye to the situation..Their stupidity in not calling authorities to save this little boys life should be a crime..The mother is another story..Afraid of getting in trouble with her probation officer kept her from helping her own child that she brought in to this world and four years later helped take out of this world..I cant describe my anger,its impossible to wrap my head around it..So I posted it to bring awareness and maybe just maybe it will change the life of one..Again Nancy ThankYou..You are an Angel in my eyes..I am looking forward to connecting…I am honored to write your story..Talk to you soon…Stacie