Disturbing New Details Emerge in Death of 10-Year-Old Bangor Child
BANGOR, Maine – Disturbing details have emerged from court documents regarding the tragic death of a 10-year-old child in Bangor. Braxtyn Smith, weighing only 48 pounds, was found with bruises and burns when he passed away in the hospital on February 18. His parents, Joshua Smith, 33, and Jem Bean, 35, along with his grandmother, Mistie Latourette, 56, have all been charged with depraved indifference murder. Advocates and officials have expressed shock and disgust at …