5-year-old left ‘outside naked’ as punishment for ‘hurting a chicken’ drowned in 7-foot hole filled with ‘fecal matter and urine’ while stepmom slept: Police

Left to right: Cheyenne Star Fite (Osceola County Sheriff

Left to right: Cheyenne Star Fite (Osceola County Sheriff’s Office) and Riley Scot Hogeback (Lanier Funeral and Cremation Services).

A 25-year-old woman in Florida has been arrested in connection with the death of her 5-year-old stepson, who authorities say drowned in a manmade ditch filled with urine and feces. Cheyenne Star Fite was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with one count of aggravated manslaughter by child abuse, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

According to a probable cause affidavit, deputies with the Osceola Sheriff’s Office at about 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 11, 2024, responded to a call regarding a drowning at a home in the 5800 block of North Kenansville Road in Kissimmee. Upon arriving, first responders located a 5-year-old boy “unresponsive, naked, and covered in mud.”

Paramedics transported the child to HCA Florida Osceola East Emergency where he was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. as a result of drowning.

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