Well this is absolutely horrifying. Likely a severe mental illness at work.
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - A Marion dad admitted to police he strangled and killed his 5-year-old son.
A criminal complaint claims 45-year-old Matthew Schleier planned for a week to kill his son.
Schleier is charged with First Degree Murder and is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond. He faces a preliminary hearing on November 8th.
According to the criminal complaint, Marion Police officers were called to a home in the 4100-block of Willowbrook Drive at 5:57 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a 5-year-old boy who was not breathing.
At the scene, paramedics asked the mother how she found the child, who is only identified as “J.S.” The mother told paramedics “his dad strangled him.” An officer with the Marion Police Department asked Matthew Schleier if that was true and he admitted to strangling his son.
Paramedics tried saving the boy at the scene. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Medical personnel noted bruising to the child’s neck that appeared consistent with strangulation.
During a post-Miranda interview with investigators, Schleier admitted to strangling his son. He also said he had been up most of the night trying to decide how he was going to kill his son and that he had thoughts of killing the boy for the last week. He also admitted that he had thoughts about using knives to kill his son.
According to the complaint, while executing a search warrant, investigators collected evidence, including knives, indicating Schleier was premeditating his actions.
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - A Marion dad admitted to police he strangled and killed his 5-year-old son.
A criminal complaint claims 45-year-old Matthew Schleier planned for a week to kill his son.
Schleier is charged with First Degree Murder and is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond. He faces a preliminary hearing on November 8th.
According to the criminal complaint, Marion Police officers were called to a home in the 4100-block of Willowbrook Drive at 5:57 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a 5-year-old boy who was not breathing.
At the scene, paramedics asked the mother how she found the child, who is only identified as “J.S.” The mother told paramedics “his dad strangled him.” An officer with the Marion Police Department asked Matthew Schleier if that was true and he admitted to strangling his son.
Paramedics tried saving the boy at the scene. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Medical personnel noted bruising to the child’s neck that appeared consistent with strangulation.
During a post-Miranda interview with investigators, Schleier admitted to strangling his son. He also said he had been up most of the night trying to decide how he was going to kill his son and that he had thoughts of killing the boy for the last week. He also admitted that he had thoughts about using knives to kill his son.
According to the complaint, while executing a search warrant, investigators collected evidence, including knives, indicating Schleier was premeditating his actions.
