Mom’s Boyfriend Filmed Himself Abusing 8-Year-Old Boy Before Child’s Death

An Illinois mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder in the death of her 8-year-old son, who was found malnourished and with bruises on his body. Investigators said that 38-year-old Joey L. Ruffin even made videos of himself punishing Markell Pierce, WLS reports. Prosecutors told a judge on Monday that Ruffin admitted hitting …