Elijah Vue.Photo:Two Rivers Police Dept.
Two Rivers Police Dept.
The mother of missing 3-year-oldElijah Vueallegedly sent the boy to her boyfriend for “disciplinary reasons,” Wisconsin authorities say.
Elijah, 3, was last seen around 8 a.m. on Feb. 20, the Two Rivers Police Department said in a statement last week.
Vang lives at the same address in Two Rivers where Vue was last seen, according to the complaint.
Katrina Baur.Manitowoc County Jail
Manitowoc County Jail
Prosecutors now allege that Baur sent Elijah to Vang for “disciplinary” concerns despite being aware of alleged “tactics” the man uses, Fox 11,NBC 26andCBS 58report, citing prosecutors' statements in court.
“She intentionally sent that child for disciplinary reasons. For more than a week to the residence. She was aware of the tactics used and the lack of care provided,” Manitowoc District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre said in court last week, per NBC 26 and CBS 58.
She said this was an “intentional” move on Baur’s part.
Vang told authorities that he was helping Baur “correct” the child’s “bad behaviors,” according to the complaint.
He said he fell asleep in his room after dropping his teenage son at the school bus, the complaint states. He said Elijah was with him in the room but when he woke up, the child was gone.
A few days before Elijah’s disappearance, Vang texted Baur to say he was “angry” because the child had “overfilled” his diaper, so Vang gave him a cold shower, the complaint alleges.
Elijah Vue.Two Rivers Police Dept.
They are conductingsearches in landfills and local rivers, according to a statement shared on Feb. 22.
They said in afollow-up statementtheir search involves using drones as well as officers following tips and leads and searching on foot.
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Baur is being held on a $15,000 cash bail and Vang is being held on a $20,000 cash bail, online court records show.
Vang was previously charged with child abuse from 2002 and pleaded no contest, according to online court records.
No plea information was available on the court docket for either suspects; PEOPLE wasn’t able to immediately reach attorneys listed for them.
“Elijah is described as having Hmong and White ethnicity with dark blonde hair and brown eyes,” police said in a news release Tuesday. “He was last seen wearing gray pants, a long sleeve dark shirt and red and green dinosaur shoes. He is possibly carrying a red and white plaid blanket.”
Police said Elijah also has a birthmark on his left knee.
Anyone with information about Elijah is asked to contact the state tip line at 1-844-267-6648 or Two Rivers Police at 1-920-686-7200.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
