Quawan’s father, Kenneth Jacko, says that part of the reason why he was concerned about Quawan’s whereabouts was that he had left his beloved dog, who he had named “My Baby,” behind. Quawan’s parents reported his disappearance from his father’s home in Baldwin, Louisiana, where he had recently moved, on October 30. Here’s everything we know about the death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles: But the sheriff’s has not commented on whether they are communicating with the pair no suspects have been named in the case, and it has not been designated a homicide. Quawan’s father says police have visited a friend of Quawan’s and his mother, both white, who were allegedly the last people to see him before he died. “We believe that if he had been of a different color that this will be taken a lot more seriously,” the family’s attorney, Ronald Haley, told ABC News. Two weeks after Quawan went missing, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office released a statement saying that they are investigating “suspicious circumstances,” and Quawan’s parents are still looking for answers. They believe his death could have been racially motivated, and that law enforcement failed to act in the hours after they reported their son missing. His body was discovered days later in a sugarcane field, 20 miles from his home the sheriff’s department told his family that the boy had drowned.Ĭharles’s family calls the claim “bogus,” and says that photos show Quawan’s face was horribly disfigured when he was found. Quawan “Bobby” Charles, a quiet 15-year-old who loved the outdoors and his dog, “My Baby,” went missing in rural Louisiana on October 30.
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