Attorneys for Jeffrey Singer, 45, say he denies he had anything to do with the death of his disabled son. Singer is still in the Pasadena jail. He is charged with felony injury to a child by omission.
Singer was taken into custody Sunday after investigators say he drove to his father's home and, according to police, told his father about his 10-year-old disabled son's body being in a box in the back of his SUV. Investigators discovered the box, which reportedly had a foul odor.
Pasadena police say they found the full body of Jonathan Singer, 10, in the box. Police say the child suffered from cerebral palsy and weighed 35 to 40 pounds.
Singer's attorney says his client never admitted to killing his child, not even to his own father. He adds that Singer is distraught by his son's death.
"His defense is that he didn't kill his son," stated defense attorney Jim Lindeman. "We're not going to go into details of what occurred on different dates, other than to say that we're looking forward to the autopsy reports. I think it's going to verify my client's account that he did not kill his son and is not criminally responsible for any wrongdoing. He's very depressed. I can't put it any other way. That's how he appeared when I visited him yesterday."
We asked Lindeman for an explanation as to how the body ended up in a box in his client's SUV. We were told that the explanation has been given to police, but he would not comment on that publicly.
Singer's wife was taken into custody Sunday and released later that evening. There are no charges against her currently, but a police spokesperson says they are pending further investigation.
Singer's bond is set at $50,000.
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