Fresh information has emerged about the heartbreaking passing of TikTok personality Emilie Kiser’s three-year-old son.
On May 12, young Trigg was playing in his backyard in Arizona when he accidentally fell into an unsecured pool. At that time, he was under the supervision of his father Brady, who was also caring for their then-newborn son Theodore. Emilie was out with friends during the incident.
Trigg, who could not swim, was playing near the pool when the mishap occurred.
“It is clear from the video that he did not go into the water intentionally, rather, he tripped and fell in while playing with an inflatable chair,” the report claimed.
Paramedics arrived promptly and performed CPR on the toddler. He was then taken to Chandler Regional Hospital and later airlifted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Unfortunately, he passed away six days later, on May 18.
Brady initially stated that he lost sight of Trigg for only three to five minutes while attending to Theodore. However, CCTV footage suggests a longer duration.
A police report referencing the video footage indicates that Trigg was unsupervised in the backyard for over nine minutes, spending approximately seven of those minutes in the water.
Brady has also faced allegations of watching an NBA playoff game and placing a $25 bet during the time when Trigg was drowning.
“Brady’s statements do not match what is seen on the video; he did not accurately describe one thing [Trigg] did after he went outside,” the report read.
“This leads to the conclusion that Brady was not aware of what [Trigg] was doing and was not watching him. The combination of these factors led to drowning, and a remedy to any of the contributing circumstances could have prevented the outcome.”
This development comes as the Kisers won a legal dispute against Maricopa County public offices concerning the protection of records related to their son’s death.
According to The Independent, more than 100 public records requests were filed with the city of Chandler and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office. The suit described this as a ‘profound invasion of privacy’ that could cause ‘irreparable harm’ to the Kiser family.
The Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County decided that Kiser is permitted to redact two pages from a Chandler Police Department report, thereby maintaining some privacy concerning her son and his death.
“The transcript on the disputed sections are not necessary for public accountability,” Judge Christopher Whitten wrote in a ruling on Friday (August 8). “Its disclosure would serve no purpose other than satisfying morbid curiosity.”
“These redactions do not alter any material facts of the accident,” the attorney told E! News in a statement. “But they protect the dignity of a little boy whose memory should reflect the love and light he brought to the world.”
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