When police arrived at a home on the southwest side of Indianapolis on December 22, 2024, they found a heartbreaking scene. Kayden Gavarrete lay unresponsive on the floor with multiple markings on his face and body. His dad, Kevin Gavarrete, and his girlfriend, Julia Sizemore, had strange stories about what happened to the boy. They tried to tell investigators that Kayden became sick and injured himself intentionally. But the awful truth soon came out, and now the two adults will spend the next three decades in prison.
Fox 59 reported that police responded to a home on South Pershing Avenue near West Morris Street and South Belmont Avenue around 3:40 p.m. Gavarrete reportedly met officers at the door and said he needed help “fast.” When police found Kayden on the floor in a bedroom, they immediately noticed injuries. He had “small burn marks” on his face and body and appeared “extremely” malnourished. At 7 years old, Kayden weighed just 32 pounds when he died.
According to court documents obtained by Fox 59, Gavarrete told police he stayed up late playing video games the night before and went to wake up his son around 2:20 p.m. but Kayden did not respond. The dad told investigators he went to smoke a cigarette and, when he returned, Kayden still didn’t answer. Gavarrete said his son’s injuries were because he kept “throwing tantrums” or “falling to the ground too hard.”…