Two years ago, a Hillsborough County detective adopted a boy from Riverview who narrowly survived a traumatic, severely abusive family situation that left him scared, physically and emotionally. Ronnie was only 8 years old in 2018 when a family tragedy resulted in him being stabbed and burned. Detective Mike Blair from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. “By the time I arrived that night, we were told there was a child being medevacked to Tampa General, but he was not expected to live,” said Blair in video footage posted by the sheriff’s office on Facebook. Later on, Blair visited Ronnie in the hospital; while leaving, the boy asked the officer if he would watch a movie with him. Blair was set to be back at work, so he scheduled the movie for that evening. “He kinda held onto my hand and as I left, he said, ‘Could …
Detective Responds to Family Abuse Call, Decides to Adopt Boy Who Survived Being Burned and Stabbed
August 7, 2021
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