While he denied at the hospital that Kali had been dropped, Castell’s tone changed in a phone call after his mother became involved, now telling police that Kali, too, had slipped from his grasp, this time hitting the floor. At the time, authorities did not have probable cause to recommend child abuse charges against Castell, who said that the boy had begun to slip from his grasp and was caught by the leg.Ī officer suspecting Kali may have been a victim of child abuse urged Castell’s mother to have him provide a truthful statement.

Kali was placed on life support at Arnold Palmer Hospital and was pronounced dead the next morning, the affidavit shows.įollowing Kali’s arrival at the hospital, pediatric care staff alerted the Orlando Police Department, which in conjunction with the Florida Department of Children and Families learned that Castell’s son had been hospitalized a year prior when only weeks old due to a leg fracture. Kali’s mother called 911 and fire officials instructed her to perform ultimately unsuccessful CPR.

13, 2017, in an Orlando home where she and Castell were taking shelter from the storm. – Dekari Castell, who in 2017 admitted he fatally struck his 5-month-old daughter to quiet her during Hurricane Irma, was sentenced to decades in prison earlier this month in Orange County court.Īccording to Castell’s arrest affidavit, the girl - who was named Kali - was located unresponsive by her mother on Sept.

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