Jesse Vang (Photo courtesy Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Jesse Vang was ordered to stand trial Wednesday after law enforcement testified as to how 3-year-old Elijah Vue was treated at Vang’s apartment.
The caregiver charged in the boy’s death returned to court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. Vang is set to be arraigned Nov. 18.
Vang, 40, faces four counts, including physical abuse of a child, repeated acts causing death, and hiding a corpse for the death of the 3-year-old boy.
Vue’s mother, Katrina Baur, is also charged in the case.
Baur pleaded not guilty last week. She is currently set to return to court Feb. 12 for a scheduling conference.
Vang reported the child missing in February. Baur and Vang were both jailed on child neglect charges soon after. Prosecutors said Baur sent her son to stay with Vang, her boyfriend, for “disciplinary reasons.”
In September, a man preparing his land for hunting season found human remains on private property in Manitowoc County. The remains were later confirmed to be those of Vue.
Doctors who examined the boy’s remains determined the toddler suffered from physical abuse, psychological and emotional maltreatment, as well as neglect. Healed fractures on Vue’s skull and face were also found by doctors.
The child neglect charges against Baur and Vang were dropped and replaced with the more serious charges.
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