Background: Xavier Williams. Insets: Kimberley Mills, and Andre Walker. (Tavares Police Department).
Police disclosed on Friday that a 10-year-old boy has passed away after enduring weeks in critical condition as a result of “unimaginable abuse and neglect.” Currently, the boy’s mother, Kimberley Mills, 37, and her boyfriend, Andre Walker, 36, are under arrest for a child abuse case in Lake County, Florida. Law enforcement officials stated that they are collaborating with prosecutors to pursue escalated charges. The son was identified as Xavier Williams, 10.
According to prior coverage by Law&Crime, Mills and Walker arrived at Advent Health Waterman hospital with the unresponsive child around 10 p.m. on the night of Feb. 22. The boy was not breathing and displayed burns, bruises, and other injuries in various stages of healing, as per authorities.
Mills was administering CPR while Walker went inside to seek help from the staff, and nurses promptly initiated first aid, police revealed. Allegedly, the couple departed the scene upon being informed that law enforcement was en route.
