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Erika Wigstrom, of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, has been charged with injecting her 17 month old son with hand sanitizer. Her son, Lucas was born with Downs syndrome and a heart defect. Lucas Ruiz died Jan. 24 from alcohol poisoning, in what his mother, Erika Wigstrom, 20, described to detectives as a mercy killing. He died of acute ethanol intoxication. She was arrested on March 11, 2014 after she confessed to killing Lucas because she "didn't want him to suffer anymore". Lucas had a blood alcohol level of 0.280 at the time of his death.
She also confessed that she had previously given Lucas child perfume. Her former boyfriend (who is Lucas' father), Cesar Ruiz, has already been charged with that crime. Police said that she basically said she had no remorse.
Cesar Ruiz, 20, was also awaiting trial on a charge of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. He was charged for giving Lucas rum in October 2012. Lucas was 2 months old at that time and had a BAC of .289 in that incident. Ruiz claimed he gave the rum to the baby as a pain reliever.
Wigstrom claimed that Ruiz had said that Lucas "would be better off dead, and that he wished he (the child) would die during his upcoming heart surgery" .
More at link. Freaking unbelievable. These 2 need to be put away forever and NEVER be allowed to have a child again (or be around any other children).
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/03/belle_chasse_mom_booked_with_k.html
She also confessed that she had previously given Lucas child perfume. Her former boyfriend (who is Lucas' father), Cesar Ruiz, has already been charged with that crime. Police said that she basically said she had no remorse.
Cesar Ruiz, 20, was also awaiting trial on a charge of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. He was charged for giving Lucas rum in October 2012. Lucas was 2 months old at that time and had a BAC of .289 in that incident. Ruiz claimed he gave the rum to the baby as a pain reliever.
Wigstrom claimed that Ruiz had said that Lucas "would be better off dead, and that he wished he (the child) would die during his upcoming heart surgery" .
More at link. Freaking unbelievable. These 2 need to be put away forever and NEVER be allowed to have a child again (or be around any other children).
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/03/belle_chasse_mom_booked_with_k.html