DC Entertainment have denied a family the rights to use a Superman logo on the memorial statue of a boy who was starved to death by his grandparents.
Jeffrey Baldwin was just five years of age when he passed away. Before his death, he was taken off his parents, just teenagers at the time, and placed in the care of his grandparents.
Jeffrey’s grandparents were convicted of second-degree murder after the boy was found locked in a urine-soaked bedroom and weighed only 21 pounds.
An Ottawa man, Todd Boyce, raised enough money online to erect a life-size statue of Jeffrey wearing the Superman costume. However, according to Time, didn’t want to be associated with the project.
Although they confirmed that they could not use the logo on the statue, they gave no reason for their decision.
During the case, his father Richard stated: “He wanted to fly. He tried jumping off the chair. We had to make him stop. He dressed up (as Superman) for Halloween one year. He was so excited. I have that picture at home hanging on my wall. He was our little man of steel.”
The statue of Jeffrey will now feature a J in place of the logo sign of the S and will be unveiled in September.
