1-Year-Old Boy in Medically Induced Coma After Mom's Boyfriend Allegedly Beat Him 'Like a Man'

Mar. 15, 2025

Lyndon Henderson.Photo:Washington County Correctional Facility

Washington County Correctional Facility

“He was beat like a man.”

That is how the grandmother of 1-year-old boy Kybrel described the alleged incident that led to his hospitalization with a traumatic brain injury to Pittsburgh outletWPXI.

Kybrel, who sustained a traumatic brain injury and multiple bruises, was rushed to the hospital, WTAE reported. He also suffered a stroke and broken neck vertebra and, once admitted, was placed on a ventilator because his brain was deprived of oxygen and swelling, according to WPXI.

He has also since been placed on a feeding tube, as he is currently in a medically induced coma, per WPXI.

After the November incident, Henderson was arrested and charged with assault, but those charges have since been upgraded to attempted homicide, Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh told WPXI.

“My office will always seek justice for victims,” Walsh told the outlet in a statement. “Children are innocent and our most vulnerable, and I will prosecute offenders who commit crimes against them vigorously and to the fullest extent the law allows.”

Lyndon Henderson.Washington County Correctional Facility

At the time of his initial arrest, Henderson told officials that Kybrel fell off the couch and onto the floor after he spun him in circles and placed him on the furniture, WPXI and WTAE reported. According to the official complaint, Henderson also told authorities that the 1-year-old had recovered and was smiling.

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“He didn’t do [anything]," she added of the 1-year-old. “There was nothing possible he could’ve [done] to do this to him.”

Henderson is currently being held in Washington County Jail under no bond, awaiting a court appearance later this month.

Darrell told WPXI she hopes he stays there, saying, “I don’t believe he belongs out of jail. He belongs there.”

“He belongs where he deserves,” she added. “He deserves [to be] in there.”

source: people.com