Mom, 29, who ‘dragged six-year-old son behind her car and dumped his body in Ohio River’ is now accused of hog-tying and gagging the boy and his two siblings the day before his death
- Brittany Gosney, 29, is accused of running over her son, James Hutchinson, 6, and dumping his body in Ohio River after trying to leave him in a park
- New court filings allege Gosney bound the boy and his two siblings by their hands and feet and put cloth in their mouths in the run up to his death
- The siblings were allegedly left tied up for hours
- Gosney faces charges of murder, corpse abuse, involuntary manslaughter and multiple counts of endangering children, abduction and kidnapping
- Gosney’s boyfriend, James Hamilton, who had allegedly pressured her to abandon her children, faces charges of abuse of corpse and evidence tampering
- The pair are accused of trying to cover their tracks by removing a hard drive from video cameras at the house, and a rope and tape from another location
- She has indicated she will plead not guilty by reason of insanity to the charges
An Ohio mother who allegedly murdered her six-year-old son by running him over with her minivan has now been accused of hog-tying the boy and his two siblings for hours on the day before his death, new court records reveal.
Brittany Gosney, 29, had taken son James Hutchinson and his two elder siblings, aged 9 and 7, to Rush Run Park in Preble County, allegedly with the intention to leave them there.
But when she tried to drive away, James grabbed onto the car and was killed after allegedly being dragged along and run over. She allegedly dumped his body in the Ohio River a day later.
Now, new court filings allege that Gosney had kept James and his siblings bound by their hands and feet with cloths in their mouths on the day before or the day of the boy’s killing.
The purpose was to ‘terrorize and/or inflict serious harm’ to the children, prosecutors allege.
Brittany Gosney faces charges of murder, corpse abuse, involuntary manslaughter and multiple counts of endangering children, abduction and kidnapping stemming from the death of her son
Brittany Gosney. 29, allegedly hog-tied her 6-year-old son James Hutchinson and his two siblings and placing a rag in their mouths in the lead up to his death
Her boyfriend James Hamilton, 43, who is alleged to have encouraged Gosney to abandon her children, is accused of helping her tie a concrete block to the boy’s body and dumping it in the Ohio River near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the following day.
Divers started looking for his body a week later using sonar equipment, but officials have not yet announced the recovery of a body.
The latest court filings revealed the couple are also accused of trying to cover up their crimes by removing a hard drive from cameras at the house, as well as tape and rope from another location.
Middletown police have said that James was killed while attempting to climb back in his mother’s minivan when she drove off. The boy was said to have grabbed onto the minivan’s bumper or door, and ended up being run over and killed.
Police say Gosney returned to the park 30 to 40 minutes later and found James lying in the middle of the parking lot with injuries to his head. She said the child had died.
Gosney then allegedly placed his body in her car, drove to the family’s home in Middletown and stored the remains in an upstairs bedroom.
Gosney’s boyfriend, James Hamilton, faces charges of abuse of corpse and evidence tampering. The 43-year-old had allegedly pressured her to abandon her children
Gosney’s attorney last week filed a motion to enter a not guilty by reason of insanity plea
A March 7 tribute to James Hutchinson, 6, in Middletown, Ohio, where he lived with his mother and siblings before his death
Gosney faces charges of murder, corpse abuse, involuntary manslaughter and multiple counts of endangering children, abduction and kidnapping stemming from the death of her son.
Last week her attorney filed a motion to enter a not guilty by reason of insanity plea.
‘Defendant struggles to assist in her defense and counsel has serious concerns regarding defendant’s mental state,’ wrote lawyer David Washington Jr.
Washington will seek a court-ordered competency evaluation to determine Gosney’s ability to understand the charges and assist in her own defense, reported Local12.
Gosney is being held in lieu of a $2 million bond at the Butler County Jail.
Hamilton’s bond is $750,000.
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