On Sunday, Tait told police, Gary Fellenbaum and Tait began an extended assault of the 3-year-old, punching him and hitting him with metal objects. The next day, Fellenbaum became enraged when the child refused to eat the toast they gave him for breakfast, and punched him in the stomach and face before throwing him against a wall repeatedly. When the boy stopped responding, they put him in the shower to revive him before putting him to bed.