just another story...

Nov 18, 2005 13:53

"A Far Rockaway father who fought successfully to gain custody of his 7-year-old daughter has now been accused of beating her to death...."..."An autopsy concluded the 50-pound child had died of blunt trauma to the torso, and had an injury so severe that her small intestine was lacerated...." "Roberts, 43, did not get custody at that time, but won it back about four years ago. He kept her even after, in 2003, ACS confirmed that Sierra's leg and spine were fractured in separate incidents. The agency concluded there was no evidence of abuse or neglect, and Roberts said the child had injured her spine in a fall, and that she fractured her leg when he accidentally fell on her while carrying her on the stairs." "At Roberts' arraignment yesterday, Assistant District Attorney Leigh Bishop said he had given statements admitting that in the incident preceding her death, he had hit the girl with a belt several times, kneed her in the stomach and continued to wrestle with her despite her injuries..."

Again...what is going on in this world?
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