California police have characterised the scene as ‘gruesome’ after the arrest of a 28-year-old father, Andrey Demskiy, in connection with his son’s death.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office utilised Facebook to disseminate a press release regarding an event that occurred in North Sacramento County at approximately 4:15 AM on Saturday, December 21.
Law enforcement officials responded to allegations of a ‘family disturbance’ and established communication with a woman outside a residence on Versailles Way, who informed them that her husband, Andrey Demskiy, had assaulted both her and her mother.
The police endeavoured to establish communication with Andrey Demskiy; however, he declined to respond to the doorbell. The Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies discovered a one-year-old kid inside the residence with Andrey Demskiy, who may have sustained injuries after allegedly being ‘thrown’ by his father.
Fearing for the child’s safety, police forced entry into the home and attempted to detain Demskiy, who was described as being ‘uncooperative’ and ‘physically resistive’.
Police were ultimately able to get Andrey Demskiy into custody, but when they looked further into the home they made what the Sheriff’s Office described as a ‘gruesome discovery’.
Inside the room where Andrey Demskiy had been contacted and detained was a ‘severed child’s head’. Later, the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Micah Demskiy.
The discovery prompted the arrival of Crime Scene Investigators and Sheriff’s Child Abuse Bureau Detectives, who work in murder investigations involving children.
After investigating the scene, the detectives claimed that Andrey Demskiy had been involved in a domestic violence incident with his wife and mother-in-law, which prompted the initial call to officers.
However, when the wife and her mom left the home, Andrey Demskiy is accused of having used a knife to behead and murder his son.
Amar Gandhi, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office, described the alleged beheading as ‘one of the most horrific things’ he’s learned of.
Speaking to KCRA, he added that authorities were ‘visibly shaken’ over the incident.
“For this family who has got to pick up the pieces and go on — I mean, their world is shattered,” the spokesperson said.
A GoFundMe page has since been set up for the family which describes Micah as ‘a kind and joyful soul’.
“His kind heart and beautiful smile warmed the hearts of everyone he came in contact with. He loved his family and especially his mama,” the page reads.
After police arrived at the scene, the mother-in-law was transported to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Meanwhile Andrey Demskiy was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail, where records show he has been charged with assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, corporal injury to a spouse of cohabitant, and murder.
The 28-year-old is ineligible for bail and is next scheduled to appear in court on December 24.
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