Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi, 48, was charged in Providence, Rhode Island, with first-degree murder and two counts of serious bodily harm to a child. The charges stem from an incident on April 3, 2017, when emergency responders found his 3-month-old son unresponsive, bleeding from the mouth and nose. The infant, in cardiac arrest, was rushed to the hospital, where doctors had to resuscitate him. Medical examinations revealed 18 separate injuries, including a skull fracture, brain trauma, broken ribs, clavicle, and fractured limbs, suggesting ongoing abuse. The child was placed on life support and succumbed to his injuries six months later.
Olawusi was initially arrested on April 20, 2017, for first-degree child abuse but was released the same day. He fled the country shortly after, and the murder charge was added following the child’s death on October 31, 2017. In November 2017, the Providence Police and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office requested assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service to locate Olawusi. Investigators later discovered that he had left the United States via John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on June 20, 2017, using a Nigerian passport. Authorities believe he may have sought refuge in Nigeria with support from family members and consider him a potential risk to other children.
The report reads:
“Mr. Olawusi is wanted for the abuse and murder of an innocent child, and has fled the country to avoid justice,” said Director Ronald L. Davis of the U.S. Marshals Service. “We have placed Mr. Olawusi on our 15 Most Wanted list due to the heinous crimes he’s committed and the threat he continues to pose to the public. The USMS will exhaust all resources necessary to bring him to justice for his family and the community.”
Olawusi, who uses the alias Olekun Olawusi, stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs approximately 185 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes”
Source:
https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/most-wanted-news/us-marshals-add-ri-man-wanted-childs-murder-15-most-wanted-list
