Remembering Hunter Wise, Benefit Held For Three-Year-Old Boy

Hunter Wise impressed his friends and family with his smile, his love of toy trucks, and how he loved shaving with his dad, according to a story in the Journal Times.

A benefit was held Saturday for three-year-old Hunter, who died in May from being whipped and burned, according to the Racine County Medical Examiner.

The autopsy revealed that the boy suffered from whip marks on his legs and buttocks, swelling to both sides of his head and several contusions to both sides of his face, head and neck. The worst injury discovered, however, was a burn so severe to the boy's buttocks that he lost skin.

An autopsy conducted by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner lists the cause of death as "shock due to significant trauma."

Marcus Johnson, 26, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court with first-degree intentional homicide for causing the death of 3-year-old Hunter Wise on Friday. Johnson, of Mount Pleasant, appeared via closed circuit TV from the Racine County Jail with Defense Attorney Katie Gutowski.

The injuries found on the little boy are lengthy, and Chiapete accused Johnson of torturing Wise instead of caring for him.