A district court judge ruled the legal guardians of a young Detroit boy who died under their care will now stand trial.
Investigators say Sherman Jones and Sampaguita Jones neglected and physically abused 9-year-old Owen Rosario, leading to his death from complications of untreated pneumonia in September 2024.
“They allowed this child to die instead of getting him medical attention in order to hide their abuse and to hide this child from the authorities,” said Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Brittany Johnson…