Hearing delayed in death of teen tied to tree
A hearing in the death of Tyler McMillan, 13, was postponed Wednesday. His father and stepmother have separate court dates later in the year.
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The Daily Southerner of Tarboro reports a probable cause hearing scheduled for Wednesday in Edgecombe County was rescheduled for Aug. 7 for 36-year-old Sandra McMillan and Dec. 27 for 41-year-old Brice McMillan.
The are both charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of felony child abuse.
Authorities said their teenage son Tyler was found June 12 unresponsive and tied to a tree at the family's farm in the Macclesfield community.
He later was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Authorities have said he was tied to the tree as a punishment for disobedience.
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