A Houston couple has been indicted for capital murder in the death of an 8-year-old boy who died in a motel room bathtub after being severely beaten, handcuffed, and bound with duct tape in March 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday.

They are blaming their own daughter and her boyfriend for the death of Keyontae Holzendorf. Keyontae was found dead inside a west Houston motel on Tuesday night. His mother Kayla Holzendorf and her boyfriend, Dominique Lewis, called to report that the boy had drowned in the bathtub while they were asleep. Kayla’s mother, Sheryl Holzendorf, agrees that her daughter’s story doesn’t add up. “You could not find a sweeter, more lovable, little boy,” Timothy said.

HOUSTON – Authorities learned new details about the woman and man charged in connection to an 8-year-old boy’s death. Authorities said Holzendorf is charged with tampering with evidence and injury to a child. Police said the officer talked to Holzendorf, who said the boy got the injuries after falling off his bike. Her bond was set at a total of $150,000-- $50,000 for injury to a child and $100,000 for tampering with evidence. Lewis’ bond was set at $300,000.

HOUSTON – Houston police said they have arrested a mother and her common-law husband in the death of her 8-year-old son Tuesday. Police said 24-year-old Kayla Holzendorf and 28-year-old Dominique Lewis have been charged with injury to a child and tampering with evidence. Investigators said paramedics were already at the scene performing CPR on the child. Both paramedics and officers reported seeing multiple injuries on the boy’s body that were not consistent with drowning, investigators said. According to investigators, the child’s biological mother and her husband were in the room on the second floor at the time of what they told police was a drowning.