Mike Tyson's Daughter Pronounced Dead

**Prince** · 05-26-2009, 09:51 PM

Mike Tyson's Daughter, 4, Taken off Life Support After Found Hanging

Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter was taken off life support and pronounced dead at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, one day after she was discovered hanging from a treadmill cable in her family's Phoenix home, police said.

Exodus Tyson's 7-year-old brother found her Monday with her neck in a cord dangling from the exercise machine, police Sgt. Andy Hill said.

"There are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved Exodus," the family said in a statement. "We ask you now to please respect our need at this very difficult time for privacy to grieve and try to help each other heal."

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"Our sympathies go out to the family," Hill said Tuesday.

"Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there's a cord that hangs under the console — it's kind of a loop," Hill said. "Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it."

Exodus's mother took her daughter out of the cable, called 911 and attempted to revive her.

Responding officers and firefighters performed CPR on the little girl. She was rushed to nearby St. Joe's Hospital after she was found around 10:30 a.m. local time, MyFOXPhoenix.com reported.

Hill said former heavyweight champion Tyson, 42, had been in Las Vegas but flew to Phoenix immediately after learning of the accident.

"The Tyson family would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for all your prayers and support, and we ask that we be allowed our privacy at this difficult time," the boxer said in a statement.

Brief footage from local TV station KTVK showed Tyson arriving at the hospital in a white button-up and black pants, and looking around with a frown before going inside.

Hill said everything in the investigation pointed to a "tragic accident."

"There's nothing in the investigation that revealed anything suspicious," he said.

The family's home is in a modest, quiet neighborhood. Neighbors say they saw Tyson there from time to time and the children played outside regularly.

Dinka Radic, who lives across the street, says the little girl would ask her if she had any chocolate in the house. When Radic would get some and give it to her, Exodus would hug the woman's knees and "kiss, kiss, kiss."

The neighborhood contrasts starkly with the lavish lifestyle Tyson had through his tumultuous years of boxing, when he spent tens of millions of dollars and says he had millions more stolen from him by unscrupulous associates. During two years at the height of his career, he earned $140 million.

The death of his child in such an unusual accident adds an awful chapter to the boxer's troubled life.

Tyson first began boxing in a facility for juvenile delinquents in upstate New York at the age of 12. Eight years later, he became the youngest heavyweight champion ever when he knocked out Trevor Berbick in 1986. But in 1990, he was defeated by James "Buster" Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, and soon after was convicted of raping a beauty pageant contestant in Indianapolis.

Tyson, who still denies he raped the woman, served three years in prison.

A few years later, he served three months in jail for beating up two men after a minor car crash in suburban Washington.

As his career continued, so did his bizarre behavior. He bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear during a boxing match and once threatened to eat the children of heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Although Tyson's children had lived in their unassuming neighborhood for several years, he purchased a separate home in the tony Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley in 2005 for $2.1 million, selling it two years later for $2.3 million.

In November 2007, Tyson spent 24 hours in Maricopa County's "Tent City" jail after pleading guilty to one count of cocaine possession and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence. Police found the drug when they pulled over Tyson's car after he left a Scottsdale night club.

According to police, Tyson said after his arrest that he bought cocaine "whenever I can get my hands on it."

At Tyson's sentencing hearing, nearly a year after the arrest, his attorney David Chesnoff said his client had taken 29 drug tests without a relapse and was attending Alcoholic Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

Tyson had become an example of how one overcomes problems with drugs, a violent past and poor upbringing, Chesnoff said.

"He's tried his hardest," his attorney said, "despite coming from almost impossible beginnings."

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**busyLivin** · 05-26-2009, 10:12 PM

Just an awful story..

**Big Smoothy** · 05-26-2009, 11:00 PM

This happens. Rare, but it happens.

On a side-note, is Tyson bankrupt yet? Or near it?

**Little Wing** · 05-27-2009, 02:26 AM

i don't know how any mother survives this.

**Gazhole** · 05-27-2009, 02:31 AM

Damn

fucking 4 years old.

**maniclion** · 05-27-2009, 04:53 AM

That's way too young to die that tragically, all alone and scared gasping for air. Absolutely heartbreaking. I hope it doesn't send Mike into another downward spiral.....

**Gazhole** · 05-27-2009, 04:55 AM

Makes me wonder why nobody was watching this 4 year old on a piece of exercise equipment.

**min0 lee** · 05-27-2009, 05:17 AM

This is sad.

You know Tyson will go crazy now.

**tucker01** · 05-27-2009, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Makes me wonder why nobody was watching this 4 year old on a piece of exercise equipment.

When you have kids one day. You will realize how quickly they can get into something, without you even knowing.

**largepkg** · 05-27-2009, 07:13 AM

Seriously, a 4 year old is like fucking Houdini!

**P-funk** · 05-27-2009, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

This is sad.

You know Tyson will go crazy now.

it is very sad.

i agree though. i think tyson will go nuts. that guy can't seem to catch a break!

patrick

**crazy_enough** · 05-27-2009, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by largepkg

Seriously, a 4 year old is like fucking Houdini!

indeed! I dont think that any type of judgement re: supervision of parental attention is warranted here.

This is a very sad story!

**Prince** · 05-27-2009, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by P-funk

that guy can't seem to catch a break!

except for making about $300 million in his boxing career.

**bio-chem** · 05-27-2009, 07:34 AM

that sucks. i have a 4 year old nephew and thinking about that just crushes you.

and smoothy your post is in poor taste dude

**bio-chem** · 05-27-2009, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by Prince

except for making about $300 million in his boxing career.

i would much rather have my life circumstances and my money than his life circumstances and 300 million

**I Are Baboon** · 05-27-2009, 07:44 AM

Man, what a tragedy. I can't imagine the pain of losing a child.

I would have thought if Iron Mike had lost a kid, it'd be because he ate them.

**KelJu** · 05-27-2009, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Makes me wonder why nobody was watching this 4 year old on a piece of exercise equipment.

That's not fair. You have to give a kid space to grow are they will be psychotic adults. This situation is very sad, but it is also very rare. I don't think you can blame the parents for this.

**Gazhole** · 05-27-2009, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by KelJu

That's not fair. You have to give a kid space to grow are they will be psychotic adults. This situation is very sad, but it is also very rare. I don't think you can blame the parents for this.

I wasn't. Accidents happen, and you can't plan for them. Just struck me as odd, is all - like you said, this sorta thing doesn't happen very often.

I can see how it happened though, most treadmills i've seen don't really have anything in the way of bars low enough for a kid to grab onto if they fall

**IronAddict** · 05-27-2009, 08:23 AM

My condolences, losing a child would be difficult enough as it is, but an infant that must really be tough. This is just a terrible story.

**maniclion** · 05-27-2009, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by KelJu

That's not fair. You have to give a kid space to grow are they will be psychotic adults. This situation is very sad, but it is also very rare. I don't think you can blame the parents for this.

Just like Eric Clapton's son, people wanted to blame him for having an irresponsible nanny or not being with his son. These guy's have careers that call on them to go all over the world. Traveling all the time is a lot harder on kids than people realize. We moved every 4-6 month's when I was 4 to when I was 11 and now I have trouble making close friends because I was alway's moving away right around when I'd just start to make new friends. Having a steady home is much better, even if the parent isn't alway's there, at least the kid forms lasting bonds with others.

**nkira** · 05-27-2009, 12:56 PM

**freakinhuge** · 05-27-2009, 04:10 PM

very sad news

**min0 lee** · 05-27-2009, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

When you have kids one day. You will realize how quickly they can get into something, without you even knowing.

I agree.

**min0 lee** · 05-27-2009, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

I would have thought if Iron Mike had lost a kid, it'd be because he ate them.

So wrong yet funny!

**maniclion** · 05-27-2009, 07:51 PM

I saw Mike in a movie preview yesterday singing along with Phil Collins' I Can Feel it Chewing on my Ear Tonight, oh no!

**min0 lee** · 05-27-2009, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

I saw Mike in a movie preview yesterday singing along with Phil Collins' I Can Feel it Chewing on my Ear Tonight, oh no!

That was funny.

**maniclion** · 05-27-2009, 08:01 PM

**lola1182** · 05-28-2009, 02:11 PM

such a sad story.. just awful!

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