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THEY RECORDED 21 DAYS OF TORTURE. HE ATE CARPET CRUMBS BECAUSE HE WAS STARVING.
THE MURDER OF JA'KAI SMITH
Reynoldsburg, Ohio | April 10, 2025
Ja'Kai Smith was 4 years old.
For 21 days, prosecutors say cameras inside his bedroom documented what no child should ever experience.
Not a single moment.
Not one violent outburst.
Twenty-one days.
According to prosecutors and court testimony, Ja'Kai was abused inside his Reynoldsburg home by the very people entrusted with protecting himβhis mother, Kailee Smith-Parks, and her boyfriend, Linwood Allison Jr.
Investigators allege he was locked inside his bedroom.
Denied food.
Punished for asking to eat.
According to court testimony, one recording showed Ja'Kai eating pieces of carpet because he was so hungry.
Four years old.
So desperate for food that prosecutors say he tried to survive by eating carpet fibers.
Authorities allege the abuse escalated into repeated acts of torture.
Court testimony described cold showers.
Beatings.
Waterboarding.
A frightened little boy crying out while the abuse continued.
By the time Ja'Kai arrived at Nationwide Children's Hospital on April 10, 2025, prosecutors said he was severely malnourished and covered in injuries.
He died a short time later.
Even then, investigators allege the abuse did not end.
According to testimony presented in court, after Ja'Kai became unresponsive, the adults accused him of pretending before allegedly burning him with incense in an attempt to force a reaction instead of immediately seeking medical care.
A Franklin County grand jury later indicted Kailee Smith-Parks and Linwood Allison Jr. on dozens of charges, including aggravated murder, murder, and multiple counts of endangering children.
Both have pleaded not guilty.
Both remain jailed without bond while awaiting trial.
As details of the investigation became public, attention also turned to Franklin County Children Services.
Family members said they contacted the agency on March 17, 2025, reporting concerns that Ja'Kai was malnourished and being locked inside a bedroom.
Records indicate a caseworker visited the home two days later.
The case remained open.
Twenty-two days later...
Ja'Kai was dead.
Now, heartbreaking questions remain about how a child reportedly under active agency review could allegedly endure weeks of escalating abuse without being removed from the home.
Ja'Kai Smith was only 4 years old.
A little boy who should have known comfort.
Instead, prosecutors say his final weeks were filled with fear, hunger, and unimaginable suffering.
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