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Update to Dominick Calhoun: Mother Left and Returned during Beating
Corrine Baker, Dominick's Mother
A Michigan news web site is reporting today that Corrine Baker, the mother of four-year-old Dominick Calhoun, who was beaten and tortured to death last week, left the apartment on Friday to keep a doctor’s appointment.
Baker’s parents picked her up to go to the doctor and then returned her home again to her apartment.
Friday was the second day of a four day torture spree during which Baker’s live-in boyfriend, Brandon Hayes, allegedly beat and tortured Dominick to death.
Brandon Hayes
According to a petition filed by the Department of Human Services, at no time during her brief trip away from her home, the site of an ongoing murder, did Baker attempt to notify anyone about the horrific events that were occurring in her home while she was at the doctor.
She told no one about it–not the police, not her doctor and not even her parents who chauffeured her to the doctor.
Although it is difficult to imagine why Baker would tell no one about the beating and torture that was happening in her apartment at the same time while she was at the doctor, apparently that is what happened.
Baker “did not report that anything was wrong between herself, children or (Hayes),” the petition said.
Baker, herself, was also allegedly beaten by the 24-year-old Hayes during the four day torture spree, including when Hayes allegedly pulled out clumps of her hair.
Lil' Dominick
Court documents also stated that Dominick suffered burns to his genitals, although he was not sexually assaulted. “Thank God, really,” said Argentine Township police Chief Dan Allen. “He went through enough.”
Thus far, the 25-year-old Baker has not been charged by authorities with any crimes related to the four day beatings, but authorities have not ruled that out.
Dominick’s older half-brother, Tyler, was not injured during the beatings, but he has been placed in protective care. The state of Michigan has filed the necessary paperwork to terminate Baker’s parental rights to Tyler.
The court has ordered Baker not to contact her son, Tyler, or to attend Dominick’s funeral.
A memorial page to Dominick has been set up on Facebook.
For more extensive details about the murder please go to Memorial to Dominick Calhoun, 4-year-old Tortured to Death.
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Memorial to Dominick Calhoun, 4-year-old Tortured to Death
Four-year-old Dominick Calhoun left this world on Monday, April 12, 2010, after suffering four days of God awful torture, allegedly at the hands of his mother’s boyfriend, Brandon Hayes.
Dominick lived in an apartment with his mom, Corrine Baker, his brother, Tyler, and Corrine’s boyfriend, Brandon Hayes, South of Flint, Michigan.
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According to Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell, Dominick wet his pants while sitting on the sofa on Thursday, April 8th, angering Hayes, who allegedly began savagely beating poor young Dominick.
Said Sheriff Pickell, supposedly “he was trying to give a sense of discipline to little Dominick.”
Pickell said that Hayes then turned his anger toward Corrine, Dominick’s mother, striking her in the face and pulling out chunks of her hair. As he allegedly beat Corrine, Hayes complained about who was going to pay for the sofa.
The beating resumed on Friday when Hayes allegedly kicked four-year-old Dominick in the head and in the genitals, again…and again. Many times during the beating Corrine tried to protect her son by covering him with her body, but that simply turned Hayes’ rage toward her instead.
According to the police investigation Hayes screamed at Corrine that he was tired of raising the boy and Dominick deserved to die, calling Dominick “just a little crack head.” Pickell said that “she (Corrine) did crack while carrying (Dominick).” Hayes also complained that they were not receiving any money from Dominick’s father to help care for him.
On Saturday Dominick lay in bed in a listless state until Hayes dragged the little boy from his bed by his arm. Hayes then allegedly once again started beating Dominick. “He hit and kicked him again and again,” Pickell said, even though the boy was in an unconscious condition.
On Sunday, April 11, when Christine Baker, Corrine’s younger sister, dropped by to buy drugs, she realized what Hayes was doing to Corrine and Dominick. Christine informed Richard Calhoun, Dominick’s paternal grandfather, who brought in the police.
When Dominick arrived at the hospital, he was pronounced brain dead and was placed on life support. On Monday, April 12, he was removed from life support and Dominick passed away.
Doctors said that Dominick had repeatedly been kicked in the genitals and head over and over again. They told Sheriff Pickell that Hayes had poked at the boy’s eyes with his thumbs and fingers. Doctors had to remove a portion of Dominick’s skull because his brain was swollen so badly.
“This case goes beyond torture,” said Pickell. For the police officers involved in the investigation Pickell said this has been gut wrenching.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said, “This was simply a vicious killing, bad as anything you could imagine. The pictures are indescribable.”
“I think everyone with the law enforcement community and the prosecutor’s office has been shaken by what we’ve seen over the last several days. It’s our job to see that justice is rained down upon the perpetrators of these crimes. We have probable cause for each charge.”
Leyton said this type of torture charge is not common, “It’s rare. This cried out for the torture charge.”
Hayes has been arraigned on nine counts, including torture, three counts of felony murder, child abuse, assault, and lesser drug charges.
Following her release from the hospital, Corrine Baker was arrested and released pending further investigation. Dominick’s older brother Tyler was placed in protective custody.
A memorial page to Dominick has been set up on Facebook.
