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Toddler in Utah horrifically 'beaten to death over a dirty nappy'

“There are no words for what this baby went through and the pain he suffered.”

jjwide James "JJ" Sieger KUTV KUTV

Warning: This article contains excerpts from an official police report relating to extremely disturbing child abuse. Some especially upsetting details have been omitted.

A MOTHER AND her boyfriend in the US state of Utah are facing child abuse homicide charges after the horrifying death of her young son this week.

Two-year-old James “JJ” Sieger Jr. was taken off life support on Monday, after allegedly being abused by his mother Jasmine Ruth Bridgeman (23), and her boyfriend Joshua Scott Schoenenberger (34).

According to an affidavit from police in the town of Layton, the attack last Saturday that led to the toddler’s death was just the latest in a series of horrific incidences of abuse.

After reportedly lying and telling investigators several different stories, Bridgeman admitted her boyfriend had become enraged that evening when JJ, who was toilet training, had a dirty nappy.

“Jasmine said Joshua took [JJ's] diaper off and smeared the poop from the diaper in [JJ's] face,” the report says.

Despite this, Bridgeman, by her own account, left her son to take a shower with Schoenenberger while she went outside to smoke a cigarette.

Hearing the boy screaming, she reportedly ran back inside, and found the toilet locked.

She heard what sounded like punching and shouting by her boyfriend, and when he opened the door, saw her two-year-old son lying on his back, vomiting and with a bloated stomach.

When he was admitted to hospital, JJ was unresponsive, not breathing, was bleeding internally, and had bruises all over his body.

Doctors were able to regain his pulse, and placed him on life support for the weekend, but he died on Monday.

schoenenbergerbridgeman Jasmine Bridgeman and Joshua Schoenenberger. Davis County Jail Davis County Jail

After initially lying to police to cover for Schoenenberger, Bridgeman revealed she had witnessed her boyfriend savagely abusing her son on several previous occasions, after beating him, including with a belt.

In one instance, JJ had gone to toilet while taking a bath with Schoenenberger, which “upset” him.

He dropped the boy out of the bath tub from a height, and stepped on him as he lay unresponsive on his back, because of “how he treated his home.”

Both Bridgeman and Schoenenberger were initially charged with several counts of child abuse, but they are expected to be upgraded to homicide, since JJ died on Monday.

Earlier this week, the boy’s father, James Stieger, tearfully told local TV station KUTV Monday was “the worst and most difficult day of my life.”

He was just the best kid. He was funny, very smart.

“There are no words for what this baby went through and the pain he suffered,” the boy’s aunt Nicole Sieger added.

JJ’s grandmother, however, said his death could have been prevented, claiming she called police last month after seeing the boy around town, with a large bruise on his face.

Layton police say they followed up the report with local child protection services, but that Jasmine Bridgeman could not be located, having “disappeared” with JJ and another young child some four months ago.

Warning: The police affidavit contains extremely graphic and disturbing details of child abuse, but can be read here.

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    Mute Dave barrett
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    May 14th 2015, 9:23 PM

    Death penalty please

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    Mute HRH The Brummie
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    May 14th 2015, 9:36 PM

    Just saying what?

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    Mute Robert Cummins
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    May 14th 2015, 9:57 PM

    There’s something so unsatisfying about the death penalty I think. I am against state sanctioned execution but I wouldn’t be against me beating the two of them to death!

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    Mute Paula Doyle
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    May 14th 2015, 10:05 PM

    I normally wouldn’t agree here but I’m crying reading this article and totally agree. Although the death penalty is too easy. I’d want a horrible death for them and them to suffer like this poor little angel.

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    Mute Matt Donovan
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    May 14th 2015, 9:21 PM

    The poor child. Disgusting excuses for people.

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    Mute Ger
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    May 14th 2015, 9:25 PM

    And you have to have a licence for a dog. Some people shouldn’t be parents.

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    Mute Glen
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    May 14th 2015, 9:21 PM

    I hope that pair die screaming.

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    Mute Dell
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    May 14th 2015, 9:57 PM

    I actually had to stop reading that article. The little fellas short life was a living hell. so disturbing, what the hell is wrong with these people?

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    May 14th 2015, 9:25 PM

    What a horrific story. I cannot fathom how anyone can hurt a tiny person. could you imagine the cries and pleas to stop, utterly saddening.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:21 PM

    Disgusted and sickened

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    May 14th 2015, 9:27 PM

    All I’ll say is that it’s a pity they didn’t “resist arrest”.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:29 PM

    Filthy toe rags should be given lethal injection

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    May 14th 2015, 10:03 PM

    Why should they have the easy way out?

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    Mute HRH The Brummie
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    May 14th 2015, 9:25 PM

    If they did this to a dog they would be banned from having a dog ever again. Why are people so cruel to the most vulnerable in society?. R I P little man.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:27 PM

    I hope they never have children again. Vile people. Poor Child. R.I.P

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    May 14th 2015, 9:32 PM

    Nothing surprises me anymore. Utah has the death penalty…any do gooders wanna object to it in this case?

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    Mute HRH The Brummie
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    May 14th 2015, 9:36 PM

    People are red thumbing the comments, they must think that this kind of thing is alright. They must be the ones we were warned about as kids.

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    Mute Ryan Anth
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    May 14th 2015, 9:48 PM

    It’s helpful to try to actually understand someones position instead just dismissing them casually.

    People (myself included) oppose the death penalty because it regularly kills innocent people. I’ve no problem with it in this particular case because the case seems to be fairly air tight, I’ve no MORAL objections to it. It’s rarely the case though, people are often executed on really flimsy evidence and the people who can afford a good lawyer rarely get executed.
    People in Europe don’t realize how rare it is now it’s only around 3% or murder convictions, the number of executions since 2002 have plummeted by 50% as more and more innocents are found and all of those 3% are people who can’t afford to fight it very well. They’ve also, red states included, changed a lot of the laws to ensure it’s only special circumstances that can allow for it, so for example in this case the couples going down because it’s a child and esp heinous.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:53 PM

    Ryan there are some people who don’t deserve to be understood because their mind is so f@@k3d up and evil is present. They like a dog that attacks should be put down like the animals they are.

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    Mute Ryan Anth
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    May 14th 2015, 10:00 PM

    Ok those of you red-thumbing take a second to think this through please

    You’re outraged that an innocent person was killed here…but you are disagreeing with me saying other innocent people dying is bad….think about that logically for a second and you’ll see you prob agree with me, unless you think killing innocent people is just dandy

    @John I didn’t say anything about understanding them…I didn’t mention the above couple at all in my post

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    Mute Ryan Anth
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    May 14th 2015, 10:03 PM

    Dublinlad stop following me around everywhere repeating the same post over and over again, you’re just spamming at this stage, either make an intelligent contribution or f–k off

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    May 14th 2015, 10:04 PM

    Ryan, do you really think that you are making intelligent comments?

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    May 14th 2015, 10:05 PM

    I don’t have to explain myself to you. Make your own contribution or f–k off.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:32 PM

    I hope the picture of the two 5cumbags was measuring them up for their coffins.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:00 PM

    This actually made me feel so physically ill. And pull my little boy in closer for a cuddle. Every parent gets frustrated with their children it’s part of how they learn and grow but my god this is just pure evil. Hope that poor little boy is at peace now, no innocent little child deserves what he suffered.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:39 PM

    i saw the picture of this article and clicked in without reading the headline and was truly shocked, i had prepared myself for a nice read and was shocked to read this. it seems horrific that anybody could ever do this to anybody let alone a child. these people deserve the harshest punishment posible.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:40 PM

    F*cking animals, sub human

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    May 14th 2015, 10:02 PM

    Absolutely sickening I feel ill after reading this , poor little guy

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    May 14th 2015, 9:56 PM

    I actually feel Ill and was reduced to tears reading that. How could they. The poor, poor child. They don’t deserve to breathe. S*um.

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    May 14th 2015, 9:46 PM

    Some people don’t deserve to have kids ! Poor child , so sad !

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    May 14th 2015, 10:02 PM

    There are just no words sometimes

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    May 14th 2015, 10:06 PM

    Its horrendous events like this which makes me wonder why people believe in any type of higher all knowing all powerful being, be it God,Allah etc, who supposedly can control everything…..in advance i might add.It actually angers me now that theres not because i would love to hear his/her answer when i ask “why did you let this little child suffer, while you were watching” you inconsiderate, unloving, evil person.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:01 PM

    Those parents don’t deserve to be called parents.

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    May 14th 2015, 10:01 PM

    If people cannot tolerate children they should close the channels permanently!

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    May 14th 2015, 9:34 PM

    Dan please explain why my comment was removed on this article – Good lad !
    Ignore me if you wish – that will tell me just as much !

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    May 14th 2015, 9:35 PM

    Same thing with my comment and it was no different in sentiment to every other comment here

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    Mute Ryan Anth
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    May 14th 2015, 9:45 PM

    mine too…weird

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    May 14th 2015, 9:49 PM

    Glitch maybe ….
    I hope it wasn’t deliberate because then we have a little problem …

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    Mute Ryan Anth
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    May 14th 2015, 10:04 PM

    Posts that were in response to other posts are now appearing in the wrong areas all over the place ….WTF is going on story?

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    Mute Maire Ui Riain
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    May 14th 2015, 9:58 PM

    Jesus…..when will this stuff stop…….going on since the beginning of time….kill them

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    Mute Sheik Yahbouti
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    May 14th 2015, 9:39 PM

    AGAIN with these stories of brutality and horrific cruelty which originate abroad. I just can’t see the sense in it.

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    Mute Hermes
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    May 14th 2015, 9:51 PM

    I gave a suggestion for same Sheik – but for some reason beyond the law it was removed ..and if I am correct then I ma not happy one bit !
    It could be a glitch !

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    May 14th 2015, 9:56 PM

    Not a glitch, seems our comments were deleted on purpose

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    May 14th 2015, 10:03 PM

    Why were they deleted ?

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    May 14th 2015, 9:55 PM

    My comment removed too??

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