Oh geesh but he did admit to it, idiot! And NOW Scottys dad and family wants something to do with this and the older brother Ryan, why NOW, you werent around before this? Mother doesnt believe her son beat boy to death ATGLEN, Pa. (AP) - The mother of a man accused of striking his girlfriends 3-year-old with a frying pan, hanging him upside down and hitting him, and whipping him with a metal rod said Friday that her son is a good kid and she doesnt believe he beat the boy to death. I believe hes being railroaded, Paula Fellenbaum said outside her parents home in central Pennsylvania. He liked kids. He never had an issue. I dont understand it at all. Yet authorities said her 23-year-old son, Gary Fellenbaum, and Jillian Tait both acknowledged repeatedly hitting Taits young child in a mobile home outside Coatesville, about 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Both face murder charges. The Chester County district attorney described the case as an American horror story, saying weeks of escalating abuse ended in three days of systematic torture. Fellenbaum severely beat Scott McMillan for refusing to eat toast both Monday and Tuesday morning, authorities said. The discipline included throwing him against a wall, knocking him off a chair with a punch and then taping him to the chair to keep him upright for more beatings, police said. As Scott lay dying Tuesday, officials say, the couple went car shopping, picked up a pizza and then took a nap. Fellenbaum later expressed remorse for Scotts death, police said. The victims father, Loren McMillan, has been living out of state but is traveling back to the area, according to officials and relatives. Loren McMillans sister, Tera Kluxen, said Friday her family had no idea the boy was in danger. They now want custody of Scotts 6-year-old brother, who authorities say also showed signs of abuse and was placed with unspecified other relatives. Were going to do everything we can to get him back into our family and get him safe, said Kluxen, of Lancaster. Kluxen said her brother and Tait, 31, never married and broke up about a year ago. Loren McMillan then moved to Kansas with their mother, she said. Kluxen, who has three children of her own, hadnt seen her nephews in about a year. But Tait really seemed to love those kids and regularly posted photos of the boys on her Facebook page until about a month ago, Kluxen said. She described the older child as a smart and funny boy. Scott looked a lot like his father and was a happy baby, Kluxen said. She said she doesnt know Gary Fellenbaum. She noted her parents had frequently helped her brother and Tait financially, and anybody in the family would have swept those kids up in a second if they knew there was a problem. We just had no clue, Kluxen said. What kind of people do things like that? Theres not even words for it. Through tears, Paula Fellenbaum described her son as a hard worker who was trying to make his way in the world. She said although she hadnt seen him in a few weeks, Gary Fellenbaum had recently visited his grandparents and nobody suspected any problems. Shannon Taylor of West Caln Township said Tait was a normal, goofy, everyday funny girl when they regularly hung out several years ago. I never would have pictured her hurting a fly, Taylor said. Yet when she saw Tait working at Wal-Mart two or three weeks ago, Tait was pretty rough looking, Taylor said Friday. She just looked like she just didnt care about herself really. Tait and Fellenbaum had moved into a West Caln mobile home about a month ago with Amber Fellenbaum, his estranged wife. Amber Fellenbaum called 911 on Tuesday after Scott stopped breathing, authorities said. Shes charged with child endangerment for failing to help sooner. Reached by phone Friday, Amber Fellenbaums mother declined to comment.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:29 +0000
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