It
wasn't until Kimberly Tutko noticed an odor coming from the third floor
of her home that she says she learned of her 8-year-old son's death, the AP reports.
Jarrod
Nicholas Tutko Sr., 38, showed his wife the body of Jarrod Jr. on
Friday. The mom, after pulling back a sheet, realized the boy had been
dead for days, according to PennLive.com.
"I said to him 'Why didn't you say anything?'" Kimberly Tutko told PennLive.com.
"He said he was too afraid to say anything because of other kids in
the house." The media outlet was allowed to walk through the family
home in Harrisburg, PA., taking pictures of the boy's squalid,
feces-covered bedroom, where he allegedly died.
Jarrod Jr., who
had autism and Fragile X Syndrome, lived on the third floor of the home
and was cared for by his father. There were five other children in the
home, all of whom have been removed by the county. Kimberly Tutko said
she primarily took care of their daughter, who is blind and bedridden.
It's not clear how Jarrod Jr. died, but an autopsy will be conducted next week.
Jarrod
Tutko was charged with concealing the death of a child, abuse of a
corpse, and endangering the welfare of children. His bail is set at
$500,000.
[Image via Sean Simmers, PennLive.com]
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