A man who may have beaten his seven-year-old son to death and fed his remains to pigs made his first court appearance on Monday. Michael A. Jones, 44, has been charged with child abuse, as well as aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a firearm against his wife Heather Jones. Police responded to a domestic violence call to Jones' home in rural Kansas City, Kansas on Wednesday after he shot his 29-year-old wife. Officers were notified that Jones' son, AJ, was missing and then found unidentified human remains in a barn on the property, according to Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome A. Gorman.Michael A. Jones has been charged with child abuse, as well as aggravated battery and assault with a firearm against his wife Heather, 29Police responded to a domestic violence call at his rural Kansas City home and were notified his son AJ was missingThey then found human remains in a farm on the propertySix girls ranging in ages from 10 to less than 2 were taken from the Jones home and are in state custody 
 Question:Asked how long the remains might have been at the scene, _ noted that the child abuse charge indicates the boy was abused between May 1 and Sept. 28.
Jerome A. Gorman