FLINT, Mich., June 28 (Our Michigan Times) — Genesee County prosecutors in Michigan have charged Damien O’Brien and Jessica O’Brien with second-degree murder, torture and three counts of second-degree child abuse in the death of their 7-year-old son, Casper O’Brien, according to court records.
Online court records cited by CBS News list Damien O’Brien, 40, and Jessica O’Brien, 41. They are expected to appear Thursday for a probable cause conference.
Casper died Nov. 4, 2025, after a 911 call reported that he was not breathing at the family’s Flint Township home, according to law enforcement information cited in court-related reporting. Court documents cited by The New York Times say he weighed 255 pounds when he died.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said in a statement quoted by CBS News that, “These parents, I believe, neglected this child to the point that he became obese.”
