The teen (right) required constant care, and his
mother and godmother were growing desperate.
Special bond: Alex (right) had lived with his mother and
godmother between April and June
after she petitioned to remove him
from a hospital.
Worst fear confirmed: The mother later found out that her son's
stomach was covered in lesions
that were causing him great pain.
The mother said that no hospital would keep her son,
and her insurance company refused
to cover the cost of his medical
care.
Before Spourdalakis' attempted suicide, she
left this handwritten note explaining why in
her opinion Alex was
better off dead.
Andrew Wakefield, a controversial British autism researcher,
recorded a personal appeal for donations
or help to have Alex
removed from the hospital where he was committed in May.
Round-the-clock: Skrodzka is seen feeding Alex through a straw.
She also provided care
for the teen around the clock.
When no one answered the phone, the boy's father and
uncle went over to the apartment
and discovered Alex dead.
The boy's mother, Dorothy Spourdalakis, was
interviewed this past March when he was being kept
in restraints at
a local hospital. Dorothy has already issued a statement to the
police but the
caregiver is not cooperating.
The victim
14-year-old Alex Spourdalakis
14-year-old Alex Spourdalakis was found dead in his bed with several stab wounds to his chest. Above, a
recent picture of Alex restrained at a hospital where he was being
treated for gastrointestinal problems.
