WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A boy whose body was found encased in concrete in a Wichita rental home is believed to be the son of a woman named in an order seeking to protect him from abuse, police said Tuesday.

Wichita police Lt. Jeff Gilmore told reporters that the body found Saturday in the rental home is likely that of 3-year-old Evan Brewer, though authorities are awaiting DNA results for final confirmation.

The boy's father, Carlo Brewer, contacted state officials and local police over the welfare of his son, who at the time was living with his mother and her boyfriend.

"Child deaths are always...