BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - A man in Beaufort County has been charged in the death of his three-year-old son.

35-year-old Demetrius Roshad Moultrie, of Burton, is charged with homicide by child abuse and is accused of abusing his son over the summer.

On July 17, 2025, Beaufort County deputies say they responded to a suspicious death call at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in reference to an en route unresponsive child.

The child was pronounced dead, and it was determined that the incident occurred at Moultrie’s home in Burton.

Beaufort County deputies obtained Moultrie’s arrest warrant after forensic analysis from the incident was complete.

He was arrested on Monday, October 20.

Moultrie could face 20 years to life in prison if found guilty.

Moultrie has a past criminal history that i

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