NATIONAL BRIEFING / MASSACHUSETTS
A 7-year-old boy who authorities say was severely beaten by his dad on Father’s Day has died. UMass Memorial Medical Center nursing supervisor Elaine Grady said Nathaniel Turner was removed from a ventilator early Saturday morning.
Nathaniel was declared brain dead Tuesday after his father allegedly slammed the boy’s head against a wall in his Worcester home.
Leslie Schuler and his girlfriend have been charged with assault. Authorities say they are conducting a murder investigation. Nathaniel had been living with his father since Memorial Day.
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