A Florida man allegedly slammed his foot down on his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son, causing a lacerated liver.
Court records show the Miami Gardens Police Department arrested 25-year-old Oscar Cedell Miller on Sept. 27 on a charge of child abuse .
Police first became aware of the case when the boy started complaining about stomach pain in late May before a trip to Fort Myers. The pain got so bad that his mother had to take him to a southwest Florida hospital, according to Miami ABC affiliate WPLG , which obtained a probable cause arrest affidavit.
Initially, doctors thought the boy had constipation issues and began treating him for it. However, the boy continued to have stomach pains so his doctors delved further into the situation, the affidavit reportedly said.
“Medical staff discovered the victim had lacerations on his liver, which was consistent with physical trauma to the area,” cops reportedly wrote.