Police say a man and his girlfriend are charged with murdering the girlfriend’s 3-year-old son.

On Tuesday, October 28th,  authorities were called to their residence for the report of an unresponsive child. Responding EMTs found 3-year-old Scott McMillan suffering from bruises, lacerations and puncture wounds all over his body. The brutal torture and murder of Scott McMillan began when he refused to eat his breakfast.

McMillan’s mother Jillian Tait, her boyfriend Gary Fellenbaum and his wife Amber Fellenbaum were arrested in connection with the death. Jillian and Gary have been charged with murdering McMillian and Amber was charged with child endangerment.

“Little Scotty McMillan is dead. Over a three day period … he was systematically tortured and beaten to death. He was punched in the face and in the stomach. He was scourged with a homemade whip. He was lashed with a metal rod. He was tied to a chair and beaten. He was tied upside down by his feet and beaten. His head was smashed through a wall,” said Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan.

Law enforcement officials said they’d never seen a child abuse murder like this.

Gary and Jillian confessed to the murder during police questioning. They beat the boy to death using a homemade whip, a curtain rod, and an aluminum strip. Scott was hit with both sharp and blunt objects, taped to a chair with electrical tape and beaten, hung up by his feet and beaten, which led to his death.

Trailer home in West Caln, Chester County where 3-year Scott McMillan was allegedly tortured and beaten to death. pic.twitter.com/qHP92xziWv

— Richard Lacovara (@Photog6abc) November 6, 2014

Sources: Opposing Views, ABC Action News