11-Year-Old Tort*red to Death by His Own Family in Arizona.. CHASKAH DAVIS SMITH

On January 30, 2022, 11-year-old Chaskah Davis Smith was found unresponsive at an Extended Stay America hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. His grandmother, Stephanie Davis, initially claimed his numerous injuries were self-inflicted. But investigators quickly became suspicious, and Davis and her husband, Thomas Desharnais, were arrested. Both now face first-degree murder and child-abuse charges, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty.

But four years later, the case has expanded beyond what allegedly happened inside that hotel room. Arizona's Department of Child Safety had received reports involving the family years before Chaskah died. Now his younger brother is suing the state, alleging...