The body of a 9-year-old Detroit boy was so littered with scars, said Wayne Countys chief medical examiner, that there were too many to count.

Dr. LokMan Sung testified Wednesday in the torture and murder case of 9-year-old Owen Roserio, saying he found healing or healed scars on his head, cheek, neck, chest, hip, legs and even toes.

On top of that, Roserios chest was full of fluid, Sung said, which he attributed to untreated pneumonia that ultimately caused his death.

Sung ruled that the manner of death was a homicide, faulting the inaction of his stepparents, Sampagvita and Sherman Jones, who have both been charged.

Sung was one of two witnesses to take the stand Wednesday: the other was Iayna Craig, who used to live with the Joneses.

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