Merrick, New York (The Weekly Vice) -- A six-year-old boy experienced a true house of horrors on Halloween day after he was beaten senseless with a thick, leather weightlifting belt.
Jessica Muniz, the boy's 29-year-old mother and her 31-year-old boyfriend Anthony Badalamenti were arrested on assault and child endangerment charges after police say they used leather belts to inflict significant injury to the child.
Investigators arrive at the couple's apartment in Merrick after receiving a call from a neighbor who said the boy's screams could be heard along with a violent whipping sound that went on for at least 20 minutes, according to police spokesperson Det. Lt. Kevin Smith.
When police knocked on the door, they received no response from inside. Investigators then tried to call the residence by telephone, however there was still no response. After it appeared no one was going to comply with the request of opening the door, emergency workers broke down the door.
Inside the apartment, they found the couple along with the six-year-old victim who has sustained multiple injuries - including cuts and bruises across his leg, buttocks, torso and groin area.
The boy was immediately taken to Nassau University Medical Center, where he was treated and then released into the care of a relative.
Muniz and Badalamenti were arrested and charged with second-degree assault, possession of a dangerous weapon and endangering the welfare of a child, according to police.
Two thick leather belts, which were described as not being used for clothing, were also recovered.
The Weekly Vice Opinion:
In my research, I've learned that Badalamenti is a weightlifter who apparently is no stranger to making the news. He and three others made the New York Times back in 2006 for dabbling in underground steroid use.
Apparently the four men cooked up a caustic potion they thought would resemble the effects of steroids. The potion included root ingredients that are also found in "Liquid Drano" and paint thinner, according to investigators at the time.
Being too stupid to realize you can't gulp down such chemicals without having things absolutely perfect - they proceeded to drink - landing them at the hospital in critical condition with burns to their face, mouth and throat.
Now imagine a big guy with this kind of intelligence beating a tiny 6-year-old kid with a leather belt for 20 minutes. Calling it a house of horrors doesn't seem much like a stretch now, does it?
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Hopefully, the true house of horrors is coming up for these guys... federal ass-ramming prison.
Another couple of shitheads deserving of any and all hardship coming their way. Hopefully,the NY prison system is a tough and dangerous environment. Let's hope the inmates are aware of the nature of their charges and inflict the very same punishment upon these two.
Lots of people confuse spanking with assault. The Bible even mentions not sparing the rod when disciplining your child. There is a big difference between spanking your child and beating the daylights of them, and these "people" have crossed that line. I don't believe they deserve to have that poor child.
Thank god the landlord finally did something! He without question, did the right thing by calling the police. We should not wait to get involved if we think a child is being abused. We should not be afraid to help a child in a dire situation. We must take responsibility and not look the other way! How AFRAID must that little boy have been knowing that his mother allowed this monster to continuously whip him with a belt. It is the worst possible crime for a mother to hurt her own child. It is unnatural and goes against our very nature as mothers. We are to protect our children NOT injure them. My heart aches for that little boy. Lets please all be brave adults and never turn away from a child that may need our intervention. My prayers are with this tiny boy.
That original NY TIMES story was posted 12 years ago to the day of this newest incident - strange coincidence? This kid needs help, or by the time he is 43 hes going to kill someone!
I don't understand it; how do adults not think that beating a child with a leather belt will result in nothing less than it's message coming back to bite them in the ass one day. It will.
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Badalamenti was found GUILTY yesterday, following a jury trial. He was remanded back to jail to await sentencing in August.
The child's mother, Jessica Muniz, will go to trial in 2 weeks.
Thank you for the update Momof2
you people talk shit first the landlord they are alcoholics the woman Matilda drink like a fish the men Joe is a pervert, there 3 kids are crazy, you don't know anything you people need to stop assuming and stop listening to the media they need to sell lies, first the kid did not got beat for 20 mins. second there was no 2 belt the cops lie cause they screwup, third the kid did not have any cuts on the torso or groin are was only on the buttocks and legs and he didn't have a multiple injuries or needed to be hospitalize if this kid was getting beat for 20 mins the kid wounding dead where is your commences people, i know this and more i was there i work for Nassau Medical center i didn't know about this until my friend told me about it.
also i want you people to know that all this legal people have used this boy and exaggerate to make the public believed that they are telling the truth and embarrassed to work with a DOCTOR who lie to cover his ass, he should go to jail for perjury,and the DA should get out of the office she is the biggest lier of all,this is very discussed how this DA used this littler boy for her political ambitious. SO STOP AND BEFORE YOU BELIEVED ALL GOSSIP DO YOUR HOMEWORK....
It doesn't matter if the landlords wife is an alcoholic or the husband is a creep at least they don't beat children. What matters is a 6 year old boy was beaten with weightlifting belts on more than one occasion to the point that he could not sit and he was bleeding. (And yes there were whipping burns across his groin, legs, hands and torso--- pictures were shown in court) Permanent scars will forever be on this boys body as well as the vivid nightmares he endured. Adults are supposed to love their children not beat them. Shame on anyone who supports the mother of this child and her boyfriend...
and to sandept and shaymo... nothing what-so-ever was exaggerated. The DA and the nassau county police department did their job and a job well done it was! P.S. they weren't the ones making the child testify.. it was the dumb mother putting her son up to it...
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