Nathaniel Craver
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Ivan was born on February 4, 2002, in Troitsk, Chelyabinsk region, and along with his twin sister was abandoned by his biological parents. At the orphanage, the twins were named Ivan and Dasha Skorobogatov, but the biological parents of the children have not been established.[4] Nathaniel reportedly had fetal alcohol syndrome and reactive attachment disorder.[5][6] According to his adoptive parents, these conditions led Nathaniel to self-injure.[5][6] Two years prior to Nathaniel's death, he and his twin sister were removed from the Cravers' custody while they were investigated by child and youth workers. Documents released by the authorities indicate that the Cravers began homeschooling the children and no further visits from child and youth workers were conducted.[7]
Hospitalization and death
On the morning of August 20, 2009, Michael Craver arrived at Geisinger Holy Spirit in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with an unresponsive Nathaniel, claiming that he discovered the boy in that state in his bed.[7] The Cravers claimed that Nathaniel had intentionally thrown himself into a wood burning stove the night before and that he had been fine when he was put to bed.[5][6] An emergency room nurse who treated Nathaniel commented that the boy's head felt "like a wet sponge" and that he was covered in bruises at different stages of healing.[6] The boy was transferred to Hershey Medical Center where attempts were made in vain to intervene by relieving the pressure on his brain, but he failed to regain consciousness.[6] Nathaniel's adoptive parents chose to take him off life support on August 24, 2009.[7] On August 25, 2009, Nathaniel died at the age of 7 due to a subdural hematoma in the hospital.[7][8]