Police in Troy, Michigan, Four people have arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old boy who was in a hyperbaric room when it exploded in a medical facility in January, including the owner of the facility, according to reports.
Fox 2 in Detroit reported that Tammi Peterson, the founder and CEO of the Oxford Center in Troy, was arrested in her house on Monday morning for the death of 5-year-old Thomas Cooper.
Peterson is expected to be accused of second -degree murder and manslaughter, the station reported.
Her company was the owner and operated the hyperbaric room where Cooper was inside when it exploded.
Thomas Cooper died when the room he was inside exploded in Michigan. (Family of Thomas Cooper)
In addition to Peterson, three others are expected to be accused of the same crimes, while one of those three will also be charged with the falsification of medical records.
Fox 2 reported that the names of the other three people were not released.
The Detroit Free Press reported that all four are planned to be forced in court on Tuesday.
The Troy Police Department did not immediately respond to FOX News Digital’s request for additional information and comments.
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Patients who receive a hyperbaric room treatment will “enter a special room to breathe pure oxygen in air pressure levels 1.5 to 3 times higher than average,” says Johns Hopkins. (© Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh/USA Today Network)
When he was reached for comment, a lawyer for the Oxford Center issued a statement to Fox 2 and said they are fully collaborating with researchers, although they are disappointed in the charges.
“The timing of these charges is surprising, because the typical protocol has not yet been completed after a fire-related accident. There are still excellent questions about how this happened. Nevertheless, the office of the attorney general proceeded without those answers,” is the statement. “Our highest priority Every day is the safety and well -being of the children and families that we serve that continue during this process.”
On the day of the deadly explosionThe boy’s mother, Annie Cooper, was in a waiting room while her son received treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sleep apnea.
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Thomas Cooper died when the room he was inside exploded in Michigan. (Family of Thomas Cooper)
Thomas received a treatment consisting of 100% oxygen on January 31 in the Oxford Center, about 24 miles north of Detroit.
“She was in the waiting room and was warned that … something had happened wrong. She hurried back to where her son was, and she tried and tried to get him out and … was unable,” James Harrington of Fieger Law told Fox News Digital. “She has sustained serious, important burns in that attempt to save her child.”
Fieger Law is investigating the incident and Harrington believes that the Oxford Center was “understaffed and did not have the means for an emergency like this.”
The Oxford Center stated on its website: “Hyperable oxygen therapy is one alternative treatment Those inflammations will reduce the entire body will take oxygen, stimulate the growth of new healthy blood vessels and release stem cells, up to 800% more after 20 sessions. Studies have reported improvement in concentration, communication, working memory and sleep. “
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When the police of Troy and fire brigade arrived on stage, Thomas was dead in the room while Annie sustained injuries on her arm.
Annie and her husband, the father of Thomas, James Cooper, buried the 5-year-old on February 13. Thomas “was known by all his friends, family and teachers as a curious, energetic, smart, extrovert and thoughtful little boy,” said his death advertisement.
Audrey Conklin from FOX News Digital has contributed to this report.
