A father was detained after 3-month-old kid discovered dead in a locked bucket at the residence.

The father of the three-month-old infant was arrested after it was sadly discovered dead in a locked bucket at home.

Officers from Lafayette Police Department responded to a medical call about a woman who was supposedly the victim of domestic abuse, which led to the sombre finding.

When asked about his son’s whereabouts, Moneus initially claimed ignorance before assuring investigators that the boy was safe, according to an affidavit.

However, a second search of the house led to the horrifying discovery of the child inside an orange bucket with a snap-seal lid.

The preliminary cause of d£@th has been identified as asphyxia, with homicide being the manner of d£@th, according to the Tippecanoe County Coroner.