Milwaukee Mother Amelia Di Stasio Tied Up Son With Autism And Set Him On Fire

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A witness who lived in the same apartment building as Amelia Di Stasio said that she "wasn't friendly and kept to herself."

In a horrifyingly tragic incident, a Milwaukee mother was arrested for killing her child by binding him with belts and setting him on fire.

Fox 6 reports that 23-year-old Amelia Di Stasio will now face charges for first degree murder after her 4-year-old son, Antonio, was found dead in her apartment.

Police were first alerted to Antonio’s death when a neighbor called emergency services after she noticed smoke coming from Di Stasio’s apartment on September 28th. When firefighters arrived, they noted that the smoke was coming from the stove, as well as from what they believed to be a burning pile of clothing in the bathtub of the apartment.

Police began to investigate after the firefighters discovered Antonio’s body in the bathroom, burned to death. According to the autopsy report, Antonio had “significant charring” to his skin and thermal injuries “to the majority of his body.”

The 4-year-old child had his arms bound behind his back with seven belts, and a garbage bag placed over his head. A bottle of canola oil was found in the bathroom sink.

Police then began a search for Amelia Di Stasio, who was not at the scene of the fire.

A witness who lived in the same apartment building as Di Stasio stated she “wasn’t friendly and kept to herself.”

She also said that on September 27th, the night before the murder, she heard Antonio say, “Please, Mommy. Stop! I won’t do it again.”

To that, she said she heard Di Stasio reply, “Shut up.”

The witness also claims she heard a banging sound from the apartment the morning Antonio died. A second witness told investigators she saw a “frazzled” woman jump from the windowsill of the apartment the day of Antonio’s death.

Later that same day, police spotted Amelia Di Stasio walking down W. Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee and immediately arrested her.

They learned that earlier that day she had approached a man at a bus stop and asked if he knew a pastor she could repent to because she “did something really bad,” and she had “never did nothing like that before.”

Next, read about the Ohio mother who repeatedly prostituted her 11-year-old daughter for heroin. Then, see how childcare workers who abused an autistic boy in a Snapchat video have been charged.

MisterFerro on August 8th, 2019 at 21:13 UTC »

Probably will be downvoted for this; but oh well. I've read loads of comments. People saying she should burn too, others saying her mental issues make her life a hell (not in those words but I remember one saying schizophrenia is horrible on a level that sane people can't comprehend), that solitude in an asylum is the best option as it will keep her away from regular offenders in prison and also get her the help she needs (which I suppose is constant heavy sedation/treatment). I know many people are against the death penalty, and justifiably so (I myself go back and forth in regards to that), but honestly in a situation like this one wouldn't the death penalty be the best option? Yes, this woman is insane and had no control over what she did (not sure I 100% believe that but for the sake of my point, we'll just say it's the unequivocal truth) which led to the horribly painful death of an innocent child. So let's look at the possible outcomes of her sentencing.

She spends her entire life in the asylum with no mental improvement and requires sedation the entire time. Can you really call that life? If anything its keeping someone alive just to say they are.

Doctors/future medical improvements cure this women's sickness. That way she actually gets to spend the rest of her life in lock up knowing exactly what "she" (quoted because the argument could be made that a cured her is an entirely different person than sick her) did to her child.

There are more variations on those two outcomes plus others I'm sure, but I'm at work and my break is almost over.

My point really boils down to that in all outcomes that I can think of for this woman, I really believe that death would be the most merciful. As a human being, I can't imagine life being worth living in a near vegetative state (assumingsuch heavy sedation is required for her). As a father I can without a doubt say that if I was brought back to reality knowing I had done those things to my baby girl, I would end my life in record time.

Agree with me or don't. Just my thoughts on the matter

cell689 on August 8th, 2019 at 18:24 UTC »

I thought I was having a stroke when I read that title. Holy hell.

tresser on August 8th, 2019 at 16:14 UTC »

Published October 5, 2017

here's an update as far as i can find

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/10/19/milwaukee-woman-who-set-her-4-year-old-son-fire-found-insane/1694883002/

A Milwaukee woman who set her 4-year-old son on fire and left him to die is found insane

from the article

Days after she'd been arrested, Distasio, 24, told a psychologist that she believed her son was not only a cannibal, but a vampire, and that his pet guinea pig, Princess, was also a threat to Distasio's life.

The disturbing details of an already disturbing crime were revealed Friday during a trial over whether Distasio should go to prison or a state mental hospital. Last week, she pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide. Friday's hearing was to decide her plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

While her case has been pending, Distasio has twice been hospitalized for attempts to make her legally competent to proceed, to understand the charges against her and aid in her own defense.

A forensic mental health expert testified Friday that in her opinion Distasio clearly met the standard to be found not legally responsible because she suffered from a mental disease or defect at the time she killed her son, and that it prevented her from understanding that what she was doing was wrong, or from conforming her behavior to the law.