Dead Russian adoptee bruised all over autopsy shows

ODESSA, Texas – A 3-year-old adopted by a West Texas couple had more than 30 bruises and other marks on his body as well as signs that he was routinely injured by accident, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday. Russian authorities have blamed Max Alan Shatto’s death on abusive treatment by his adoptive parents, despite West Texas authorities’ insistence that the boy’s death was an accident. An Ector County grand jury has declined to indict the parents, Alan and Laura Shatto, who also adopted Max’s half brother, Kristopher. The autopsy report released to the Odessa American s…

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