The mother of Keyontae Holzendorf, the 8-year-old boy found dead inside a hotel in Houston Texas, has told police she and her partner were having sex when he died.
As per tragic reports, Keyontae was found unresponsive and with “horrendous” injuries after authorities responded to a call over a possible drowning at the Quality Inn in West Beltway on Tuesday night.
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Investigators have said from the off that they believe there is more to it. Keyontae reportedly had “horrendous injuries” old and new, including patches of missing skin and deep ligature marks.
This truly makes me sick.
The mother of 8-year-old Keyontae Holzendorf who was found dead inside a hotel with "horrendous" injuries told police she and her common-law husband had sex while her son was dying.https://t.co/7U55ojFXPQ
— Mycah Hatfield (@MycahABC13) March 26, 2021
According to ABC13, the boy’s grandmother, Sheryl Holzendorf, has revealed that his mother had concealed Keyontae from his family before his death.
“It’s just shocking that this could happen to us,” Sheryl said.
“None of us knew what was going on because [Keyontae’s mother] was so short on the phone, and every time that we would talk to her and Keyontae, she would have his face covered or we couldn’t see his face at all. We could just hear him in the background, so we had no idea this was going on.”
💔 At just 8-years-old, Keyontae Holzendorf was found dead in a hotel room with brutal injuries, according to prosecutors. The boy's mother, Kayla Holzendorf, 24, and her common-law husband, Dominique Lewis, 28, have been charged with injury to a child.https://t.co/Id5G4mrnUg pic.twitter.com/QJ9eyy1lYz
— Mycah Hatfield (@MycahABC13) March 25, 2021
Keyontae’s mother, 24-year-old Kayla Holzendorf, and her common-law husband, 28-year-old Dominique Lewis, were arrested and charged with injury to a child and tampering with evidence. Those charges could yet be upgraded.
Court records detail how the couple told investigators that they “don’t know what happened”. Kayla claims they had sent Keyontae to the hotel bathroom to take a bath while she and Lewis had sex. Yet when they later checked on him, he was unresponsive in the bathtub.
“I want everybody to know that Keyontae had a family,” said Kayla’s step-mother, Ericka Holzendorf. “We love him. He wasn’t by himself, and he’s not alone, and we’re here to find out what happened … we’re here until we get justice.”
This tragic story simply makes my heart bleed. A young boy has lost his life, and I can only pray that those responsible face adequate justice.
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