WWE Releases Statement on Child that Was Killed by a Batista Bomb
<p>Two year-old Addie Cook died after being slammed by her mother’s boyfriend, who performed wrestling moves, including a “Batista Bomb” on the little girl. Police arrested Addie’s mother, 19-year-old Cheyenne Cook, and her boyfriend, 24-year-old Richard Gamache Jr., for the child’s murder.</p><p>Cook was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and has a $2,500 cash-only bond while Gamache was charged with <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/abuse/" title="abuse">abuse</a></strong> of neglect of a child and has a $500,000 cash-only bond.</p><p>WWE issued the following statement to FOX 2 Now regarding the issue:</p><p><em>“We are deeply saddened by this tragic <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/death/" title="death">death</a></strong> and hope that the guilty parties are brought to justice. There is no excuse or justification for the brutal and ultimately fatal beating of a 2-year-old child by a grown man. This is a <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/clear/" title="clear">clear</a></strong> case of criminal intent and a lack of parental supervision.”</em></p>