Deandre Fitzgerald Green, a two year old boy, was beaten to death, allegedly by the boyfriend of his "mother". From LATimes.com’s Robert J. Lopez:
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 2-year-old Long Beach boy, police said.And there’s this...
Hector Ernest Jr. of Hawthorne is accused of slaying Deandre Fitzgerald Green, who was pronounced dead Saturday at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, police said.
Detectives believe that neighbors in the 3100 block of Springfield Drive may have heard Deandre crying or being abused, according to the Police Department.Ugh. What a nightmare. How can anyone live with themselves if they let this go on?
If you want to see a picture of Deandre (a nice picture), click through to this entry by Tony Barboza. Doesn't he look like the cutest thing?
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and the Hawthorne Police Department received at least two reports concerning a 2-year-old Long Beach boy before the child was killed, investigators said Tuesday.
At least one of the reports came from the boy’s relatives, said Officer Jackie Bezart of the Long Beach Police Department, which is investigating the death.
I read a comment by someone who said the boy's upset father was on the news, talking about how he tried to do something. This is an example of a case in which I would have supported "abduction" by the father. Unfortunately, he likely would have ended up in jail and the boy would have been back in danger.
The sad fact is, things like this are more likely to happen when a "honey" is brought into the life of a child. Parents with minor children should not do that. It's also too bad that the boy's father didn't pick a better woman to begin with.
Sheesh. I need to blog about something fun and light-hearted next.
That beautiful baby, so sad and yet, all too common. Sick isn't it? This abuse by a mother's so-called significant other is, in my opinion, the worst byproduct of domestic violence.
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