Celebrity Justice
Was Benoit's Son Really Sick?

Chris BenoutAmid reports that WWE wrestler Chris Benoit allegedly injected his son with hormones because of a health condition, Scott Ballard, District Attorney of Fayette County, Ga., just released this statement:

"There are additional reports that contradict the earlier information that suggested that Daniel Benoit may have suffered from Dwarf Syndrome or Fragile X Syndrome. Daniel's family denies that he suffered from either condition. As a result of the family's concerns, the Fayette County Sheriff's investigators and the District Attorney's Office have inquired into this matter. A source having access to certain of Daniel's medical reports reviewed those reports, and they do not mention any pre-existing mental or physical impairment. Reports from Daniel's educators likewise contradict the claims that Daniel was physically undersized. The educators report that Daniel graduated kindergarten and was prepared to enter the first grade on par with the other students."

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46. Sara,

I agree. If they were doing this without a prescription, than that is awful . I just wanted people to know that there is a legitimate reason that children do take growth hormones.

Posted at 12:38AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by OhioRN

47. This just keeps getting more sick and scary as time goes on. Why would WWE come out and say the child had fragile X, and all those drugs!
And why wouldn't the child be on the short side, His father was..
we may never know what that child really lived like in that house.

Posted at 2:00AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by BBrown

48. # 44 - OhioRN (huh)
"As a health care professional I have seen many petients take GH (growth hormone) and not because they want to be taller or look bigger, unlike what some people think on here"

I'm a brain soygen and I too am loosing petients with the BS

Many petients ? I dont think so and why didnt you go on to explain why it is your many patient's do take " GH " Not now! too late lmao

" GH " is not a medical abbreviation for Growth Hormone.

Posted at 2:40AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by JCD

49. well. his killing his son, reminds me of a old folk story the indians told of long ago.. there was this man who was lost and cold and seeking shelter, he found a cave...it was empty ,but appeared to have meat hanging ,and so on...so he built a fire and begin to cook some of the hanging meat..while this was going on, a giant of a woman like creature came in..carrying a killed deer...she didnt know fire, she stepped in it..soon after getting her quieted down, he fed her some cook meat..she liked it and cooked her meat there after, time went on and they had a child together. after a while he longed to be back in civilzation, so one day he seen a ship appoaching the shore area,, he told her good by and swam to the ship..she stood watching him form the edge, with tears running down her face...after he got aboard, he looked back at her, waving to her and his son...she begin to scream, begging him to come back.. then after a while the ship begin to pull away..and it seems he was NOT coming back to shore. as he was watching , she begin to get mad,and grabbed up the son, and begin to shredd him to pieces with her big long finger nails, as he watched in horror...
you dont mess with some people, they will killed their children to prove a point..pawns.. children are really not safe in the house of deeply troubled couples...should be a law, if you are having troubles, you should check your children in a safety-net shelter.....you created them, you protect them, and YOU pay for the protection....

Posted at 4:56AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by LQQking deeper in

50. Given all the inconsistencies in this case im not ready to call Chris Benoit a cold blooded killer just yet. This investigation is being fumbled big time by the authorities. The investigation is still ongoing, and authorities have already said it APPEARS to be a murder-suicide. They haven't ruled anything else out.

Posted at 4:58AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by drecraft

51. MY Theory
Chris and Nancy go to bed earlish friday night makes sense he had to catch an early flight on Saturday ok say maybe 3 or 4 people break in, 2 guard dogs u say shot with tranqulizer put in pool yard maybe, I'd bet they havn't been tested for anything I mean why would they. Anyway they go and get Daniel out of bed and then go to Chris and Nancy's room with a gun to Daniels head and one on Nancy Chris is not gonna argue. They take them all to the basement and tie chris to the weight machine then take nancy upstairs tie her up and kill her they wait till morning and make chris leave a message for WWE that he missed the flight because his wife and son arn't well then they wait somemore maybe keeping Chris calm by telling him that everyone will be ok they just want to ruin his career by letting down the WWE i don't know like i said theory, anyway next Chris gets a call which he doesn't answer but calls back a few minutes later to comfirm the message he left earlier again they wait for a while fielding the few calls that come in then they kill Daniel wait till 4 in the morning send text messages from Chris and Nancys phone wouldn't b hard to leave his finger prints on the phones then they kill him and go over the place make sure it is all looking like there has been no one but Chris, Nancy and Daniel there then they slip out.

Posted at 5:53AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by just another theory

52. we do not know what happend in the home when he did this yes i know it was worng but you can not take away the fact that he had a 22 year job and he was good at it

Posted at 8:17AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by #11

53. OK, so Im confused.... according to the lastest news reports the child did NOT have a growth problem, nor was he in any special education classes? SO WHO THE HECK SAID HE DID IN THE FIRST PLACE? Im so confused. Guess it doesnt matter anyway, Mr Ben-waaa ended it all, for them all. I beleive in Heaven and Hell. I know the child is in Heaven, as for Chris ? Guess we will find that out when WE OURSELVES get to Heaven, if we are so lucky.

Posted at 9:20AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Crikey

54. Fragile X shouldn't be ruled out just yet, as the article stated "a certain of Daniel's medical records" which I take to mean not all of his medical records. As someone in the occupational therapy field who has worked with autistic children in the past, this child clearly shows stereotypical signs associated with autism. If this family didn't even want their family and friends to know, it wouldn't be that unreasonable to assume they would keep those records and the diagnosis to themselves. It would also possibly help to explain why he was 7 years old and just finishing kindergarten, as if he was on par with those in his age group he would've finished kindergarten by the age of 6. Even Chris Jericho, who is a very credible source when it comes to the Benoit family, stated that in hindsight Daniel fits the Fragile X profile "to a tee." As for the previous needlemarks, even if Chris Benoit was the only one injecting any drug into his son, then his wife would've been aware of it as well which would make her just as guilty (although I believe it will come to pass that they were injecting him with prescribed medication). I am not using this to justify Benoit's behavior in any way, as he holds sole responsibility for what he did, but the facts of this case seem to change by the day and I choose to not judge it until all of the facts come out. And while I think of it I will bring up one more point in regard to Nancy's family denying Daniel's alleged condition. Family members are usually the last to notice anything wrong with a child, or will be in straight denial that there is anything wrong. I could imagine her family would be in denial possibly out of guilt considering that if he did have Fragile X, then he would've inherited it from Nancy as the X gene is passed from mother to child.

Posted at 9:29AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by supergirley

55. Why are they just seeing this now that that poor little boy can't be helped?
People SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:51AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by JG

56. I agree with 51.

We have way too many people talking about how Benoit loved his wife and kids and how dedicated he was to them. These horrible murders do not sound like the actions of the man everyone knew. I am beginning to doubt that Benoit is responsible for the murders and that this was really a triple homicide. Kevin Sullivan should be questioned. He certainly has motive.

Posted at 10:54AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by waiting for real facts

57. People are jumping to all kinds of conclusions with very few facts actually reported by the gutter snips of the media. Before you people start to condemn Chris why don't you wait for all the facts to come in-if they ever do then make your comments known to the world!! This was a truly horrible series of events but please have patience before you condemn him to eternal damnation!!

Posted at 11:55AM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Bill Gray

58. It's a shame to believe what you read anymore - I certainly hope this is not the case, if so, it is so horrible - I feel bad for his other children - I hope they are coping with this...

Posted at 12:29PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Michellaneous

59. Is there really people out there that think TMZ is THE TRUTH?

Half the time it's all exaggerated or spun to make the celebrity look bad - here, the tabloids, the television, you name it.
No one knows the truth except those who are involved.
Always.

Remember that.

Posted at 12:36PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Rogue610

60. before condemning anyone maybe we all need the entire facts and how the tragedy came about and not just accept everything we read to be accurate, he obviously wasnt his normal self and a prime example why drugs legal or illegal can be harmful when abused

Posted at 4:46PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by beth

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