'Unthinkable:' A crime that shocked the nation
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- Опубликовано: 20 фев 2024
- In 1996, a newborn was found brutally beaten in his house. The suspect -- a 6-year-old boy. ABC7's Lyanne Melendez searched for both children, now adults, to find out how a horrific event changed their lives in "Unthinkable." abc7ne.ws/4bKOiCm
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He had no business in their house in the first place. Being allowed to do whatever he wanted to do. The parents should’ve been prosecuted. He was out of control because his parents were out of control.
I definitely agree. In my opinion a six year old kid is and should be old enough to know right from wrong and know better than to steal, break into someone’s home and definitely know it’s not okay to hurt a baby. He must have had very absent parents!!
Ok agreed
We're they
We are neighbors with Brandon & his sick family. We have been tortured living next to these psychopaths. The mom is a P0S. They need to be investigated. They are running IHSS scams killing old men they are “caring for” the brothe
Exactly
He will never be a good person if he won't acknowledge he injured an infant. Even his message at the end didn't show accountability. AND, he's a lifelong criminal. I can't believe his mother can stand next to him and smile. Pathetic parenting! Sh*t rolls downhill.
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AGREE AGREE AGREE TY FOR SAYING IT!!
We are neighbors with Brandon & his sick family. We have been tortured living next to these psychopaths. The mom is a P0S. They need to be investigated. They are running IHSS scams killing old men they are “caring for” the brothe
Exactly he can take accountability for it!
He’s not a good person. Wasn’t at 6 and time has changed nothing. Just a larger criminal now.
I will say, those parents must have raised some incredible kids. The fact the siblings are willing to take care of their brother like that is incredible.
Yes I agree, these are some wonderful, selfless people.
maybe her boyfriend was there that day guilty conscience hmmm
I agree but sadly there life would not be normal
Thank you for your kind words.
We are neighbors with Brandon & his sick family. We have been tortured living next to these psychopaths. The mom is a P0S. They need to be investigated. They are running IHSS scams killing old men they are “caring for” the brothe
He DEFINITELY remembers. He has a guilty conscious and thinks about it everyday. He’s SUCH A LIAR. It makes me so mad that he wasn’t held accountable for these horrific actions to a sweet innocent baby. 😢💔
I think the parents should have been held accountable and he should have been adopted or had a permanent home with lots of therapy
He was definitely held accountable. He has had to live in group homes and foster care and that is a fate that is horrible.
@@raechelle1985 oh that's equally as bad as having brain damage and not only did he effect 1 person but a family with lifelong hardship. Gtfoh with this weak comment. You shod go through some of the same punishment to see if it's as YOU say it is.
@@Jon-jj8xfcalm tf down
@@raechelle1985 But it is not nearly as horrible as brain damage and not close to a long juvenile prison sentence.
One thing about justice is no matter the sentence, the victim isn't always able to move on.....
You're right we're still👨🏾🧑🏾👩🏽⚕️👰🏾🤵🏾🤴🏾👸🏾 here‼️
@@THE_ROYALS2019 What do you mean?? 🤔
No I was not able to move on
They never caught the guy that attacked me, I'm hurt physically for life and I can't move on, I have pain every day since that reminds me
How can I move on..
I'm stuck 😔😔😔
@@DelowaJimjon I'm so sorry for what you went through & still going through. However, @poke_hoard said the victim IS NOT always able to move on. Your trauma/PTSD is exactly his point. I wish you the best🙏
@@libra7.063 thank you so much
God BLESS you and be safe ❤
What 6 yr old just decides to attack a 6 week old baby?? Oh my gosh… sickening
Children that young need supervision, both the 6 year old and the baby. Where were the responsible adults/ caregivers?
@@Brendawallingbear are u suggesting that any child is capable of this if they're left alone? I certainly hope not
He wanted the noise maker to shut up and he smashed it around until he heard someone coming up the stairs. He spooked, then ran. Detectives should have looked at his shoes.
Some young males have that level of hate or apathy in them. They get older, you see them picking on kids, slamming kids into walls, etc. It is not really understood.
@@XOXO-mb2vhexactly! The baby crying could have brought the sister back from wherelse she was in the house. She would have caught Brandon trying to steal the tricycle. What 6year old tries to break into someone else's house anyway?
He was a little bum who grew up to be a big bum.
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that's a nice way of saying loser.
Totally looks that way
No remorse and accountability for his actions come through loud and clear! Praying for the family of the innocent victim.
You really believe a six year old did this ... A six year old broke into an apartment.. this doesn't sound right
And the babysitter shouldn't be charged .....
@@christinajarriel3423 I'm with you 100%
@@christinajarriel3423He admits walking into the apartment though so whether it sounds right is beside the point because he never denied walking into the apartment.
Sometimes people put the blame 4a young child because they think that kid won't be punished as bad as they would as an adult.
My mom would put the blame on us kids so she wouldn't get in trouble. What if the 6 year old doesn't remember because he didn't do it?
I can’t blame them for not forgiving that horrible kid for ruining the life of that precious boy
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EXACTLY WHAT A MONSTER
He was and will always be a bad person. A leopard never changes it’s spots
He was six.
He deserves to be in jail for attacking a small innocent baby
Ignacio is Blessed to have loving siblings who already plan to continue to care for him when their parents are no longer with them
THERE’S NO WAY ON THIS EARTH HIS SIBLINGS WOULD EVER ABANDON HIM.
They are his angels for sure ❤
Brandon’s mother says it’s a tragedy? No. It is a CRIME, an ATTACK!
It is tragic all the way around
The babies sister left him alone to go to the store. Something goes extremely wrong. The baby gets hurt. A 6 year old hurting another child unsupervised is the adults responsibility not the 6 year old. However a child was supervising from the store. You people are out of your minds.
@@user-bh7rk4xt2the attacked the child viciously. It was not a “tragedy” like a cancer, ir an accident. It was violence. At 6 years old, to be capable if that kind of violence? Something was very wrong with him.
I din’t think anyone in their right mind can “relax” when one sees the broken life of the victim and his family.
Actually you sound lime a psycopath…
@@Grelotmystiqueetalprove it. Were you there ?
HE LITERALLY ADMITTED HE WAS ONLY THINKING ABOUT HIMSELF AND WHAT HE WANTED
it's a tragedy that the mom didn't get punished for not controlling her little thieving, abusive child.
Agreed. Who the h3ll allows a 6 yr old to roam the streets!? That’s not parenting.
@@marriejames01 right? then he gets out and immediately robs another house again? So clearly he didn't learn, has no remorse, and is wandering the streets somewhere right now. Awesome job court system.
Being themselves
Also, its one thing with your own kids but when I used to babysit, if there was an infant that used a crib, any time I put the baby in for a nap or for the night I stayed in whatever room the crib was in. I felt it was my job. And I started at 12 years old. When the parents left, I locked the doors and windows. We didn't have cell phones but I love to read so I never got bored. Most of them had a baby monitor but I was more concerned about the sounds they didn't make.Even if I was in the living room or bathroom if someone came in from outside I would hear it.
I haven't heard the babysitter's side but I am intrigued to learn her view of the incident.
There all ghetto
Now he’s an adult and have family, he should support and help these families to care for he’s mistakes
He doesn’t even support his family still living with his mom. The guy is useless and a drain on society. He don’t give AF!
FACTS
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I agree.
He probably can't care for his own.
These people defending him, if this crime / murder happened to their own child, they would be singing a different tune
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The fact you actually believe this story speaks volumes to your mental capacity..everyone is overlooking the babysitter.. additionally the story took several shifts .. rewind first they say a group of children broke in ..then one child ...other people in the house ..a small 6 year old got past adults ..others in the house ...something isn't right
@christinajarriel3423
I was questioning it too. This country has a history of picking black boys to hang for others' crimes.
Yes..."he ran past the babysitter"? I'm confused, adults were present? Terrible.
They were not really defending him. They asked about where he was going. They put him in juvenile.
You can't forgive someone who lies about what they did.
Truth, the whole truth, is the only form actual justice takes.
Forgiveness is something you give to find peace for yourself. You don’t even have to offer the forgiveness to the person. Unfortunately there is nothing (not even complete honesty) that one can do to make forgiving truly possible when you have done something unimaginable. Just like an abusive relationship, you will never ever get what you want or need from that person. , it’s on you to know you don’t deserve abuse and you have to save yourself from it. Not forgiving gives that action and person control over you. You can still be sad, mad, etc. about it but if you are able to remind yourself you already forgave them I you are really loving yourself. I have had unspeakable things done to me and I forgive whole heartedly. It still hurts sometimes, but I deserve to move on.
He's afraid to admit his wrong and is not at peace with his past. My brother while you are alive deal with this issue. Seek God for guidance in resolving.❤
At the innocent age of 6 years old. He remembered everything about what he did do that day but the abuse of the baby! He said he didn’t hurt the baby! You think that he just might have been falsely accused by the person that said he did it? This person could’ve been the abuser? or he or she knew the person who was the actual abuser.
He said he didn’t do it. Then WHY should he feel obligated to ask forgiveness?
Where was the baby sitter at the time of the incident? She wasn’t a very good baby sitter! She left him alone what must’ve been a long way from her! She should apologize for being such a bad babysitter! Did she hurt the baby and then claimed or pended it on little Brandon? Was it her who said one of the kids watched it happened? How old was this child? Was that child one of her kids? Did he hurt the baby?
QUESTION EVERYTHING!
@@Kevinthesnail You hit the nail on the head. The person who chooses to not forgive is only harming themselves. A more crass way to say it is that the perpetrator is living rent-free inside their heads.
For those commenting that the babysitter did this to Ignacio, please take the time to research the case, before commenting ignorant things and assassinating her character. The babysitter was Ignacio’s older sister - his sibling, and it’s incredibly insensitive to accuse her of harming her brother. There’s a PBS Frontline documentary that you can watch called Little Criminals. That documentary provides more insight into this case, and there’s plenty of articles about this case on the Los Angeles Times. Brandon admitted to harming the baby at 6 years old, and even demonstrated HOW he did it on a doll, during his interrogation. Honestly, Brandon has had over 3 decades to think about this, and he can’t even have enough dignity and self-respect to be honest and admit that he harmed Ignacio during his interview with the News Reporter?! I find that absolutely disgusting and deplorable. He has had an opportunity to do significant things - have children, hold a job, shower on his own, have his cognitive abilities in tact - while Ignacio is prisoned by his traumatic brain injuries and will never know a life of true independence, and will always depend on his family for basic care. The fact that Brandon claims he can’t remember and admits no wrong doing, demonstrated no remorse or true compassion, and has never even offered a sincere apology to the family - he should be ashamed of himself. Even after he had time to reflect on it, and sent a follow-up statement to the news station, he still fell short of any true acknowledgment or apology. I pray that he is riddled with guilt and shame for what he did for the rest of his life. He knew right from wrong - even at 6 years old - and as a grown adult man, he couldn’t even own up and take accountability for his actions, and that’s so insulting and disrespectful to the Bermudez family.
I agree with you 100%.
Agree 100%.
Even Stevie Wonder can see he is guilty!
Yes he should have been honest and at least respectfully Apologize to the family. He probably know if he confessed his own wife and kids would disown him
See how still and stoic he gets when he sees Ignacio for the first time? Sees what he did and then all he can say is, "that's messed up." He knows it was his actions that were messed up.
His response proves he did it, no remorse. He proved the person he is time and again with his record. Monster!
He's been a criminal since 6 years old
No such thing as a 6 year old criminal. How would you punish a 6 year old when their brains aren't even fully developed until they're around 21? He was punished for his future crimes, so that's not an issue.
A 6 year old would need intensive therapy when they do something like this. Specially-trained adjudication panels could then review yearly until he is 18 in order to make sure he hasn't developed sociopathy, or psychopathy, or other serious mental disorders. These could be caught early and the courts could add on another three years of mandated treatment until he turned 21.
Maybe we should mandate prison for anyone who first learns to crawl and then shoves a piece of Lego into a newborns mouth? Instead we hold their guardians to account if they're proven negligent. How does it help to ask a 30-something year old if he feels guilty about something he did when he was a 6 year old, especially in front of news cameras? Today's internet would edit that interview down to a five second clip of "Yes, I killed the baby", to forever remain online.
Americans are so vengeful, even towards the actions of a child.
@@donskuse2194No, we are just very protective of the innocent victims of criminal behavior. We feel empathy for the injured...not the perpetrator.
I agree. It's so easy to condemn children to a life of cruel suffering out of raw vengeance. It just makes the harder choices based in reality for everyone else to make.@@donskuse2194
You feel hate... and that's all.@@FRLN500
Wellsaid! @@donskuse2194
If he was punished when he hurt the 6 week old baby maybe he wouldn't have gone to prison. Him getting by with his first crime just gave him permission to go ahead and comitt more crimes.
He was, though. He was removed from his family and put in the foster system and group homes. Both are infamous for how horrible it is for children to grow up like that. How it taking a firstgrader away from his family not a punishment from his point of view?
Yeah group homes are definitely lock up for a child. So he was punished. But still he’s not repentant.
@@Broeckchenhe still lives a good life, can feed & bathe himself and have children. Clearly the "punishment" you speak of didn't help since he still went on to commit crimes. On top of that, has zero accountability for ruining lives.
@@msolis712 Controversial opinion, I know, but punishment should be allowed to end and people who have done bad things should be allowed to lead good lives after their punishment. Punishment is not even particularly good as a teaching tool in the first place, it's for the victims.
But he is not murdering anymore. He is raising his children well enough to not have run into any issues with the law there despite clearly having some watchful eyes on him. What, is he not allowed to be a father now even though he did nothing wrong to the kids he's a father to?
He wronged one family, while he was a CHILD! Do you really think this CHILD would have not gotten worse in the company of criminals in jail?? Do you really think he would have been understood right from wrong instead of being dragged into a life of gangs and drugs if bunking with hardened murderers??? Or would you want him in the isolation cells, where grown men develop psychosis and schizophrenia from the loneliness?? Or would you like the death penalty for that child, whose brain isn't even finished yet? Did you want this little kid to get the injection that is, by the way, not done by medical professionals and therefore incredibly painful or goes wrong all the time?? Do you want the mother of a CHILD watch him die slowly and in pain instead???
I know that I prefer a justice system who tries to teach that literal child better over one who kills him or throws him to the wolves! I know that I prefer a justice system who doesn't set the precedent that children can cut off from a future or redemption completely. Especially because even if this child is guilty, others may not be.
Brandon...... You need to own up and make big amends to that family. Not later. Now.
It's hot where he's going
@@guesswhat-chickenbutt It's Really Sad what he did to that baby when he was little. I Think You're Right. It's Gonna be So Hot where he is going. 😞🤦🤷💔🖤
@@guesswhat-chickenbutt Your user name is funny!! 😂😂 😏😎🤗
I believe Brandon does feel bad but really uses denial as a defense mechanism as an unconscious process to protect him from feeling uncomfortable or shameful.
@@AzizamjessBINGO!!!!
All these years later and he is still in semi denial and lying about what he did ! Oh yeah, he just put the baby on the bed. Remember the injuries and the witness show a different story. He's trying to convince himself when he repeats ,"I'm not that person ," several times. He is that person. He proved it by continuing to be criminal.
HE DEFINITELY IS THAT person he literally went into a house that wasn't his to steal a bike that wasn't his! And changed a life
And y'all were there huh??
Source(s)??? Just trust me bro.
I can't remember everything I did as a 6 year old kid...good or bad..even at 10 years old..
He was 6, no way you expect him to remember
Seeing a family stick together in such a tragedy is amazing…
My lord that life is exhausting. Those poor parents.
How can he remember specifically going up the steps and seeing the bike, hearing someone, etc but literally no memory about the baby besides moving him to the bed?
Yeah, he remembers all those details but denies beating the baby to shut him up. He is so calm when he talks about it, he's a psychopath.
@lorrainefarmer5503 maybe God will enact justice like none of us can image, I pray so, in this life and the next
He said he did not remember harming the baby, because ,according to him, he did not do it.
Selective memory
@@The144KthDemon possession is a real thing y'all.
I feel like he did what he did to the baby because he didn’t want to get caught, and the baby crying made him panic so he beat him to shut him up because even after the incident he continue to get in trouble and ended up in prison so he was already started at a young age to commit crimes.
And you can’t tell me an adult doesn’t remember something like that that they did at six. He knows just won’t admit it. Maybe not even to himself but he knows. Too bad because it would have been nice to hear a true apology.
Especially something that had you in court, in group homes the next 12 years, extensive therapy for & interrogated by many people.
He has to deny it. His life is ruined if he admits it. Everyone he knows would hate him. He knows. But it is really sad because he can't fix it. He must have had poor upbringing to begin with.
@@DustandfuzzHow would he feel if he was seeing one of his kids shaking his head like that because of brain damage.
He is a souless creature. Horrible to have such walking among us.
He doesn't remember what happened but he knows he had a stick, hm
He certainly does remember.
He absolutely remembers. He should still be behind bars
Right, he was real quick to jump off with, “the only reason I even had a stick is because I was pretending it was a sword.” That just made his claim of not remembering sound even more ridiculous. Unfortunately, Brandon has a lot of growing up yet to do. He said his “consequences” brought about his change. For now…..maybe…..but that change ain’t gonna last with the mentality he has.
He never said he didn't remember, what if what he was saying is true, what if someone else did it after he put the baby on the bed, what if the baby rolled off the bed? Things aren't always as it appears or as the police say.
@@ginapeselj3132i was thinking the same thing until it said that the kid who followed him in the house witnessed him do it.
When I watch this I realize I don't know real pain. I have been ungrateful for all the beautiful life I've lived.
Well spoken. 😔
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THIS POOR FAMILY IS SO STRONG. GOD BLESS THEM ALL.
So he can’t even admit that he may have blocked out those memories?! Wow. The court says he just wasn’t competent as a 6 year old, and I understand that. But to downright refuse that he harmed the baby boy… it’s just infuriating to me.
Legally he may not want to speak out, but I hope he can admit it alone to himself.
All my love and respect to Ignacio and his incredible family. I wish them all the very best that life can offer them.
Creepy of that attorney to frame and display images of such a tragic case.
That is ridiculous! I don't care how old the child is he needs to be punished for what he did.
Pls remember this if you ever have a Child that may hit another child..that's assault, I hope the Child never takes something out the store..that's thief, hope they never throw a ball and dent a car or break a glass..that's destruction of property. Smh treat others how you would want to be treated. NO ONE IS PERFECT, we're here to learn.
@@dadebator369this was a brutal beating of an infant. not normal & not comparable.
You can not treat children as adults. What is wrong with some Americans? A child's brain and a teenager's brain are not capable of the same cognitive processing as adults. Children/teenagers are not capable of participating effectively in their own defense. And to the courts, group homes and foster care is no solution.
@@dadebator369criminal sympathizer
Agreed
If he "doesn't remember" he could still say "sorry, I don't recall doing anything, but I feel sorry if I did it, I just can't remember beyond this or that". That would show some empathy. The denial... That makes it hard to believe he has ever felt guilty about it despite it seems that he probably remembers that he actually did it
I noticed that too. He showed no empathy as an adult.
This will come back to haunt him sooner or later...
Defense attorney, "It didn't matter what he had done..." What a disgusting thing to say. He was talking from a legal standpoint but wonder if he'd say that if it had happened to his own son.
Pathetic excuses for human beings
I don’t understand how a kid sneaks into someone’s house
Lil Crooks
How do you even charge a 6 year old? What an impossible situation…. I feel so horrible for the victim and family.
Exactly !!! All these people say he is a criminal but what do you do with a 6 year old? That's barely out of kindergarten. It's a hard situation
At least y'all two see the issue...
The mother and/or father of that boy should have been held accountable.
That 6 year old was a psychopath! That poor baby and his family. 💔
No he wasn't. He was a six year old. For godssake.
@@FasterFaster196what if it was your kid ? give me a freakin break
The innate evil of some human beings is undeniable
I can't understand how a six year old got into a house with an eighteen year at home and injured a baby so badly.
Me either. Part of me thinks the 18 year old may have dropped the baby on accident and blamed the kid who happened to venture into the house to take a big wheel. IDK. People lie all the time. Hard for me to say.
This is what I was thinking, because how the 18 yr old did not hear any commotion is beyond me. It's more to this story and it will be revealed in time. The truth always comes out. Too many holes in the story. Where is the sister who was babysitting and why hasn't she been interviewed about this, especially at the time of this incident. I'm sorry what happened to him but there is definitely more to this sad story. May the truth come out.
@@Honey_Daddywhat about Sandra, the witness, who attested to the assault by Brandon?
My POINT!! I smell BS!! There’s no way all of this happened to a baby and no one heard it!!
@@divadoodledooit wasn’t clear when this Sandra told the parents that. It kind of seemed like it was awhile after the fact. I’m assuming Sandra wasn’t the babysitter… So there was a babysitter there, and Sandra, a family friend, accompanied this six year old who broke into the house, into the room and watched him beat the baby and did nothing? It makes no sense. If she was the babysitter and she came up with that story as her second version of events, that she saw him attack the baby, then she’s definitely guilty.
Just goes to show, some are just born evil. Sweet baby didn't deserve this🤬. Sending love, hope and many blessings 😢❤
Ok sooooo... i was too young to even know about this story. But I can tell you from a womans point of view these are the kinds of dudes that give you chills down your spine. Brandon is off. Something is missing
A conscience, empathy, that's what's missing. Narcissistic sociopaths/psychopaths lack them, and some people have an innate sense about it. Sounds like you might be one of those innate sense holders. But don't assume every woman is one, they aren't..
IM A BLACK MOTHER 74 YEARS OLD & I REMEMBER GOING TO LOUISIANNA ON A TRAIN WITH MY MOTHER HOLDING ME I WASNT EVEN A YEAR OLD BUT I REMEMBER IT WAS MY GRANDMOTHERS FUNERAL! MY MOM WAS THE YOUNGEST AMONG 10 KIDS BACK THEN THEY HAD FUNERALS IN THE HOME😢 I WAS BORN IN JAN 1950 SOME PEOPLE REMEMBER & SOME DONT, BUT I REALLY DONT KNOW IF I COULD FORGIVE OR NOT IF THAT WAS MY CHILD/ JUST TELLING THE TRUTH GOD BLESS THAT YOUNG MAN WHO WAS INJURED & THE PARENTS❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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@@anastasiakorkova9175 Oh get over yourself and let the gentle lady be.
This horrific case and you decide that's what is so bloody important to you.. twisted obnoxious people, dang.
@@barbarakauppi9915 it was a stupid joke, about text format. Jesus. 😂stop getting offended all the time over nothing.
I can remember some traumatic events when I was 5 and 6, so I would think he would remember it! Also he was in counseling for what he did, so he knows.
Such a sad situation for the victim and his family 😢
What wonderful people to raise sons and a daughter to say they will be there for their brother and take care of him!❤
For the people that want to victimize blame the babysitter who was a sister… rewatch the video!!!
Attacker enjoying a beautiful life. Victim and family not so much. This is okay with everyone ? 6 years old and that evil ?
Even as a grown adult, the person who attacked the baby claims to have "no responsibility" and has "nothing to apologize for", remember that...never forget that people who attack those who are weaker have no sense of moral obligation. They are extremely dangerous and if given the opportunity they will act in the same way in the future. They have no sense of guilt or shame AT ALL.
This broke my heart honestly
😢😢.. this is such a sad story for somebody to do this to a little baby is so mind blowing😢😢
What 6yr old is wondering by themselves to even get them into a situation like this!!😮
he didn't just destroy the baby's life, but he destroyed the whole family in so many ways
a child broke into a strangers home???
👨⚖️ ~ The victim family is somewhat lucky that the cops figured out who did it. Imagine if they had thought it was the family that hurt the child out of anger. So many people would not believe that a random person to come in the house and abuse a baby like that. And then when you’re in front of the jury they automatically assume you are guilty as a defendant, no matter what they’re supposed to assume.
Yes, I hadn't thought of it that way but you have got a point there.😢
But what if it wasn't him? What if it was the babysitter? Easy to blame the black boy. Imagine, if you can bring yourself to do so, being a little boy who wanted to ride someone else's toy. Because you were already doing something wrong you get blamed for the worst of it. But you didn't do it.
@@internetuser7156"EASY TO BLAME THE BLACK BOY"? No this isn't one of those cases. He isn't denying going into the house, he isn't denying picking up the baby and he isn't even denying having a stick! He only denies hurting the baby which of course he would at the request of his family and lawyer. After seeing his interview as an adult, I can see he is clearly still lying about his role to this day.
He admitted messing with the baby.@@internetuser7156
@@internetuser7156But he did do it. This is not about race so quit pandering😡 There was a witness who saw what he did and the man admitted to it almost 30 years later. Add to the fact that it matched up with the evidence they had and you have the rite culprit. So why even mention his race?? This is not a racial issue. This is about the damage he caused from the crime he committed. Luckily he was too young to suffer the consequences.
God this brought me to tears! The family didn’t deserve that and he didn’t deserve to have his life altered like that! His parents are older and still have to take care of their son like he’s a infant all because of another person
How can he NOT remember!
My heart hurts for this baby and this family. Also makes me feel validated in my decision to remain with my newborn as his caregiver for the first year of his life despite constant criticism from my in laws
I would love to see what Dr G says about this guys face and truth telling! I think I’ll reach out to him and see if he can do a video on this!
If he was told from a young age that he was innocent then even if he did do the crime he would believe he was innocent and therefore would pass lie detector methods.
@@wakandaengineer The same logic applies if he was told he was guilty from a young age.
You can tell it hit a nerve when he saw the brain damage he caused. He'll just forget that too. It's too bad they didn't include the facts in this story that he admitted to doing it under interrogation even reenacted the attack on a doll 😮
Something was wrong with that boy. I remember being six. I knew that I shouldn't do that. I taught six year olds. They understand.
He should have gone to jail at 18 he should have gone to jail because he knew what he was doing
After all these years he still refuses to admit what he did. He claims to pick the baby up and put him on the bed only but don’t remember harming the baby?! That’s a lot of bullcrap! I pray karma get him this life it the next. At 6 years old you know what’s right and wrong! Prayers to the injured baby and his family!
same he's got kids I wonder how their kids will do
How about not praying karma, pray for the truth. There is so much not being said
Don't use your emotions, use your prayers to find out the truth.I wrote you out of everyone else because you asked for the truth faintly in your mind but you let your emotions hide the truth.
@@studiscool88 I don’t need to pray for the truth..the truth is he did it rather he want to admit to it or not!
increddible work by the reporter and team
What a psychopath !
What a liar almost 30 years later and still will not take responsibility for his actions. This is why there is no hope of rehabilitation for many that are caught/incarcerated.
He knows he did that because he wanted something. He can't even apologize for going into their home. Shame on him.
How can you not recall something so tragic at 6 years old??
On a side note its so beautiful to see the parents age. Time just flew by ❤
I'm against judicial murder, but crimes like this make me think.😢
I’m also against the death penalty for anyone, but urging a 6 year old child to death? No.
How can anyone do that to a sweet little baby it's terrible
Brandon had the mindset of a crimnal when he was 6y/o., that tells me all.
I pray for the family of Ignazio, may the Lord help them. I´m so very sorry this happened to Ignazio.
I pray for Brandon also
🙏🏾 Lord give them the strength they need to continue on
Wow he has no remorse whatsoever
This, is horrifying. I feel, so bad. Oh, my. These, poor people. 😢 He, is just the sweetest thing.
Wow!A six year old monster did this to a baby.
Question 1 Where is his father then, through out his life and now?
Research shows there is another incidence of crime and prison for those without fathers in the home.
If this kid had simply grasped thou shall not steal, the baby would be a health 27 year old.
I have a 6yr old, I cannot even fathom!!! He's in kindergarten, he's still in crucial developmental years. I can't imagine a 6 yr old being capable of something like this. It's unreal
6 year olds know to be gentle an kind to a baby, he is not an innocent choir boy , also after working in social services, yes there are 6 year olds and similar ages who can indeed be very cruel and abusive.
My heart broke to see the survivors of that horrible thing that happened! How the son suffers every moment, the parents so hurt still, the sweet Mamma sobbing, and the younger siblings who will bear the burden to provide tremendous care after the parents are gone. So much respect for this family that they kept their son at home with them and did not institutionalize him!
And that attacker......that was an interview that left me cold. I do not believe one word he says. I wonder what he saw at home that led him to believe the way he acted was the way to go do.
Honestly, as much as I felt for these victims, I have no idea why this new company would go dredging all of this up again? The attacker was caught and paid prices, not that it even began to make it up to the victims.
But why are you doing this story now?
Seems like everyone got hurt fresh all over again here.
I'm sure the family thinks about it all the time, even if they don't talk about it. I know families of people who have been murdered usually like when things get brought up years later because they want their family member to be remembered. This family may have been happy to do the interview so that people can see how this has changed their lives and that they are still living with this.
We have free will. Why couldn’t they say “no” if it was too painful. They chose to do the interview. They weren’t accosted.
I think they get paid for doing the story. So there is a bit of incentive.
No! It's great they keep this story going forever!
You just don't want the black man to pay
What a evil kid!
Branden seems slow and if this family can have enough courage to say they forgive he should have enough courage to say I’m sorry whether he remembers it or his brain blocks it out. He hast to acknowledge that no one else could have done that to the baby but him.
This is so heartbreaking on so many levels. Life can be so trying sometimes.
Why hasn't the state provided home health care? This situation isn't about parents knowingly accepting developmental disabilities during pregnancy. This baby was healthy at birth but became a victim of attempted murder. The state should compensate the young man and his family for care. What will happen when the parents are no longer here? People often view babies with disabilities as just infants, but they grow into adults, and care becomes more challenging. Many Americans receive disability benefits yet function in society, while those who truly need it struggle. I understand the family’s anger but I also can understand that convicting a six year old isn’t justified either. I remember being six (I’m 48 now) and children that young doesn’t see beyond the moment. He wanted to shut the baby up so that he didn’t get in trouble but didn’t realize at that split second that it would cause serious life-long harm or death.
I don't know, but maybe the mother is being paid by the state to be his caregiver? In CA it's called In Home Supportive Services. She probably doesn't trust anyone else outside the family to watch and proper care for her child who can't defend himself. Hopefully it's available in NV.
Either way, I pray for them and that Ignacio is always safe and properly cared for. So tragic.
He is eligible and am sure his family is getting disability assistance for the 24 hour care (In home Support Services) he needs. It is a good program.
WHAT KIND OF DELUSIONAL EXCUSE !! 🤦🏻♀️❤️🩹
“…don’t see beyond the moment”
Most six-year-olds don’t brutally attack infants over hot wheels ffs, wow
It’s horrific what happened and I believe they probably do get some kind of help. They need to sue the little homicidal POS parents and now that he’s a man now sue him too.
At 21:00 when Brandon says "it is messed up" (referring to the Ignacio damaged brain and behavior), he almost smiles.
Not one single time did Brandon ever say, how dare the person that reallly beat that baby let a 6 yr old child take the fall 🙄
When he wouldn't admit to it.... If it made ME that angry I can only imagine how his family must have felt. Much love ❤ respect
Also, the journalist says his 18 year old sister was babysitting. Later, a sister and brother are interviewed. The sister was a toddler when the attack happened. She says that her "brothers" will marry and she feels that she must care for Ignacio. The brother in the interview states that he won't be in a relationship in which his partner won't agree to care for Ignacio. So...1 brother isn't part of the interview. Normal. But who is the 18 year old sister who was caring for Ignacio when the attack happened? I agree 💯 % this is horrible. Why do the journalists spin certain or don't back up parts of the story? Does it not fit into the special that is shown to everyone else? It makes me question the story. I can research it more on my own hopefully.
And there parent should be charged! I don't care how old you do a sick crimes on baby's life sentence!
I feel like the family has fallen through the cracks! Why isnt there more help for them w their son after all everyone has suffered 😢
For a six year old to think of stealing is already a big telling of what kind of person he is, who steal at 6!
And the nerve to deny everything is just plain disgusting!
If he was 6 years old, he should have been supervised so that couldn't happen. And the baby shouldn't have been without an adult protecting him.
There was a babysitter…
So, why wasn't the babysitter who left the baby alone in the house questioned more intensely? Where was she coming from that Brandon was allowed to even enter the house to get the big wheel.? This was a strange one.
I think they did question her
Wow, great reporting. I spend so much time watching true crime docs on Netflix/hulu but being a Bay Area native I want to hear our stories. Thank you for following up on this
This is very strange. I would need more in depth details on where the babysitter was at the time. The other child that witnessed the young boy beat the baby. I want to know the history on the young boys life before the incident. For all we know the babysitter could have a hand in this. We don't have really much to go on just that the 6 year old did it.
Every child is a product of their parents. Every parent is a programmer who, from day one of the life of a child, writes code on a clean slate.
There's something wrong with the code that a parent writes when somehow a child turns out to show violent tendencies. There's a common term in computer programming called "garbage in, garbage out"...
Humans are not computers... but the principle applies anyhow. A child is a product of everything instilled by a parent into a child. A parent should be a child's greatest primary overriding influence
AGREED !!!
AGREED !!!
He’s not a child, he’s a criminal
6 yr old is psycho!!!
That's Crazy!! The Year was 1996. They Should have Made the boy's Parents pay for the baby's Medical Bills. They Didn't Pay for Nothing?? And Brandon, Why hasn't he Paid for Anything Either?? Shame on Them. Brandon Even Saw the Video of Ignacios brain damage and All the Care He Requires!! Guess he just doesn't care. It's a Damn Shame!! 😨😱🤔🤦🤷💔🖤😠😠😠
Forgiveness is a stupid concept. Scars are forever. So is memory. There's is no forgiveness.
Amen to that.
It's been on my mind a lot lately; i'm refreshed to see someone else say it.
I think he was framed by that babysitter looked more into that babysitter too.😢😮
I agree so much, forgiveness is an illusion.
Not everything is gorgivable on this earth. What happened to Ignazio is unforgivable I feel so sorry for this horrific event.
Well I hope you never do anything silly or make a mistake that requires it... must be wonderful being perfect.?
And i hope your snarky passive-aggressive self-righteousness doesn't compromise your christian charity/love for god's children too much.
You must feel so privileged knowing you're more correct than others; congratulations.@@charkay192
The 18 yr old babysitter got away with blaming her attack on the baby, on the innocent six yr old. The baby was crying, because it had already been abused by the babysitter, prior to the boys arrival. She needs to step up and tell the truth now.
Quite an accusation for someone who wasn't there. You must suffer from mental delusions, because it's plainly obvious that's not what happened to anyone with a functioning brain.
I agree with you Jessica. Clearly I have delusions. Something about that baby sitter wasn't right. They glossed over the details on the baby sitter
I agree
everything that went on except for beating his baby just kind of strange to me... not having no feelings for what he did now as a grown up . just was heartbreaking to watch him with no regret... that's okay he don't have to ask for forgiveness but.. we will all stand before God and answer... he should ask God for forgiveness he's grown now
The poor guy.. banging the floor with his foot, hitting the walls.. a remembrance of what happened to the little innocent baby.
My heart is just breaking . Just breaking into pieces
At six years old you know right from wrong I know not to kick and hit a younger child. You know better. The sister didn’t hear the baby crying. This is heartbreaking. Prayers for complete healing from Head to feet. Thank you Lord. Blessings Be.
My child is 3, and his cousin is 1, and when they get close to each other, sometimes his cousin pulls his hair (he's going through a hair pulling phase), and we understand. My son will just try to get away he won't hit him or pull his hair back. And I asked him once why don't you pull his hair back... he motioned with his hands that his cousin was little. Of course, I teach my son to defend himself, but I don't want him fighting with his little cousin, especially since he's only one. I was just curious why, when I asked the question.
Are you joking? 6 years old is barely out of kindergarten. Knock it off. I've worked with kids my whole life. Their brains and thinking are no where near developed.
Where were his parents ❓❓❓
It is cowardly to not admit what he did, especially as he only was a kid. He probably tried to quiet the baby to not get caught. And then he could APOLOGISE.
He is guilty and you can see it in his eyes
It seems no one use logic anymore. No1 is questioning why 27 years later, the family now mentions an additional person was present and witnessed a 7 year old attacking an infant. Who would watch an infant being beat and then allow the attacker to flee. ESPECIALLY A 7 YEAR OLD ATTACKER.
It smells like bullshyt to me.....
Ignacio is blessed with a beautiful family. God bless them with the strength they need to carry on 🙏🏾
I noticed that the baby sitter was conspicuously absent from the documentary. Im not going to jump to conclusions unless I learn much more though. Hopefully there's a book about it. It would be interesting to know if Brandon had a history of prior violence against people or animals. Isolated incidents are rare. Im also wondering if he was a violent teenager. I also wonder why the babysitter did not hear Brandon and his friend come into the house and how long was the baby crying before she went to check. The crying no doubt turned to screams when the assault began but she didnt approach the room until Brandon was done and running out.
I honestly can't understand who would leave a door unlocked with a sleeping infant in the apartment, especially if you are out of earshot from the baby's cries? Just so many questions. That poor, dear young man is fortunate to have his loving family. I wish the best for Ignacio and those who love and care for him for all of his days.