Florida boy ‘tortured’ by mom, her boyfriend dies weeks after hospitalization, police say

www.youtube.com – FOX 35 Orlando – 2025-03-23 15:39:52

SUMMARY: Ten-year-old Xavier Williams tragically passed away after reportedly being tortured by his mother, Kimberly Mills, and her boyfriend, Andre Walker. He spent nearly a month in the hospital fighting for his life, enduring severe abuse that included being taped to a ladder and suffering burns. Following his death, authorities plan to enhance the couple’s charges from aggravated child abuse and neglect to murder, as the abuse led to his demise. Both are currently in jail without bond and are scheduled for court on Monday. A vigil in Xavier’s memory is set for next Saturday.

A 10-year-old boy at the center of a horrific child abuse investigation in Florida, allegedly at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend, has died. Xavier Williams died on Friday, police said, weeks after he was brought to the hospital with head-to-toe bruises and burns. His 9-year-old brother survived. Police are now looking to upgrade the charges against the boy’s mother and her boyfriend…

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