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Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, both 28 and from Queens, were found guilty of second-degree murder Friday, March 22, in the death of 5-year-old King Owusu following a two-week trial in Suffolk County Court.
Prosecutors argued that Owusu and Addae brutally beat the boy with at least four different instruments inside their Lefrak City apartment on March 30 and April 1, 2021.
The couple watched King’s physical condition deteriorate for nearly three days until he finally lost consciousness. At no point did either one call 911, take the child to a hospital, or give him any medical treatment, investigators alleged.
On April 1, 2021, Owusu and Addae brought the boy to a relative’s home in Brentwood. The relative returned home later that day, found him unresponsive, and called 911.
King was eventually pronounced dead at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore. An autopsy revealed that he had been beaten from head to toe and had died from his injuries, of which there were too many to count, according to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
“Thanks to the thorough investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department, the relentless pursuit of justice by the prosecutors assigned to this case, and the jury’s careful consideration of the evidence presented, the defendants have been held accountable for this horrific crime,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.
Owusu and Addae are scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, May 1, and each face up to 25 years to life in prison.
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