Viktor Matthey
Fri, 2008-02-29 00:11 - Niels
Viktor Matthey: age 6, of Hunterdon County, New Jersey died of cardiac arrest due to hyperthermia after adoptive parents Robert and Brenda Matthey locked him overnight in a damp unheated pump room. Viktor was also severely beaten by his adoptive father. Both parents are sentenced to 10 years for confining Viktor to a pump room, 10 years for excessive corporal punishment and 7 years for failing to provide medical care. The sentences run concurrently. Viktor was in the US 10 months before his death.
Date: 2000-10-31
Type of abuse: Lethal physical abuse,
Abuser: Adoptive father, Adoptive mother
Homestudy agency: Bethany Christian Services, Hawthorne NJ
Placement agency: Adoption Alliance, Denver CO
Home schooling: yes
Location: Hunterdon County, NJ, US
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