MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – According to a criminal complaint the bruises left on a toddler when he died while being cared for by a Manitowoc couple are due to “rough handling”.
38 year old Jamie Lynn Schrank faces charges of neglecting a child, possession of meth, THC and drug paraphernalia, and party to a crime.
46 year old Eduardo Gamez faces three charges of neglecting a child and possession of meth.
Neither has been charged with the death of the boy.
In the complaint, doctors say the bruises left on the boy were point to “rough handling,” and doctors suspect the boy was being abused and neglected.
It happened when Gamez and Schrank were babysitting the three-year-old boy while his mom was at work.
According to the criminal complaint, the two smoked meth while the boy and their five-year-old son were in the home July 28.
The boy was taken to the hospital for internal and external injuries, where he died later that night.
The complaint also says their son had bruises that indicate abuse and neglect.
Both will be in court Monday for an initial appearance.
