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The 12-year-old nonverbal boy whose body was found weeks after he went missing in New Orleans was reportedly subjected to horrific abuse by his mother.

Bryan Vasquez’s mother said her son was autistic, but reports say his mother severely abused him and caused a traumatic brain injury when he was only 3 months old.

An autopsy concluded Bryan died from "blunt force due to an alligator" and drowning.

The 12-year-old boy who was killed by an alligator after escaping his bedroom window in New Orleans had a traumatic brain injury from his mother, not autism, according to reports.

Bryan Vasquez, who is nonverbal, was first reported missing the morning of Aug. 14 after reportedly escaping through his bedroom window. Police didn’t respond to the missing child call until five hours a

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