Dad charged in beating death of 3-year-old son (Florissant, Missouri)

Dad ZACHARY COOK has been charged with felony child abuse in the beating death of his 3-year-old son. Notice that there is no explicit mention of the mother in this home, but that another child has been placed in foster care.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.

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Florissant father charged in beating death of 3-year-old son KMOV.com
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 11:25 AM

Updated today at 1:14 PM

(KMOV) – Police have filed felony abuse charges against a Florissant, Missouri father.

Zachary Cook, 22, is accused in the beating death of his three-year-old son.

Authorities are also seeking murder charges against Cook.

On May 5, 2011, Florissant officers were called to Cook’s home in the 2400 block of Blue Heron for a report of an injury to a young child.

Investigators say Cook’s son was airlifted to St. Louis Children’s Hospital with a severe head injury. The boy died Sunday evening as a result of his injuries.

During the investigation, authorities found that the injury occurred when Cook allegedly shook the child.

A five-year-old child who also lived in the home is now in foster care.

Cook is being held on $100,000 bond.