In July of 2011, a one-year-old boy named Davion Fisher was rushed to a hospital from his home in Detroit, Michigan. He was pronounced dead two days later, on July 28, 2011. An investigation revealed that the cause of death was a cranial fracture, and the young male also had burns on his face. Davion, a Black male, was 16 months old at the time of his death.
The investigation into Davion's death led authorities to question his 21-year-old mother, Shawquanda Borom, and her 17-year-old
boyfriend, Daniel McCullough. It was revealed that Davion had sustained multiple injuries in the weeks leading up to his death while in the care of McCullough. One incident involved Davion falling down basement stairs, and another resulted in a burn to his head from bathtub water. The fatal head injury was the third serious injury the child sustained.
Daniel McCullough was subsequently arrested and charged with felony murder and multiple counts of first-degree and second-degree child abuse. Shawquanda Borom was also charged with first-degree felony murder and first-degree child abuse, under the legal theory that she aided and abetted McCullough by failing to protect her son after knowing about the previous injuries he had sustained while in McCullough's care.
Ultimately, both Daniel McCullough and Shawquanda Borom entered into plea agreements. McCullough pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree child abuse. In April 2014, he was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years and a maximum of 50 years in prison for the murder charge, and a concurrent sentence of 10 years for the child abuse charge. His earliest possible release date is in October 2034.
Shawquanda Borom pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. In June 2015, she was sentenced to a minimum of 14 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison. She was paroled in October 2025 and is scheduled to remain under supervision until October 2027.
