'I will forever be a broken man': Maddox Ritch's dad devastated after 6-year-old found dead days after he disappeared from park
The father of six-year-old autistic boy Maddox Ritch, who was found dead on Thursday, has finally spoken out on the tragic death of his son who went missing from a park in North Carolina last Saturday.
Ian Ritch, in a statement on Facebook, said that he will forever live with the guilt of not being able to save his son. "Today I found out I'm not a dad anymore. I had big plans with my son. I wanted us to go fishing, play ball, go camping. I wanted to be his hero. I wanted him to say I was more than Superman or Batman to him. I wanted people to ask him who his hero is and him say my daddy. Now I'm no hero I couldnt save him or protect him at all. I would give anything to go back and save him. While a lot of people dont believe anything I have said in the past believe this. From this moment on for the rest of my life, i will live with the guilt of not being there to save my son. The most important person in my life," Ritch said in the post.