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The alarming signs about Cynthia Khaleel were piling up.
The state had put two nephews in her care, and one of them, 5-year-old Gary, came to school near Spokane with his face covered in scratches and bruises. Chattaroy Elementary staffers suspected abuse, and called the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
Khaleel, then in her late 20s, was furious. She cursed out a counselor and was banned from school grounds unless security was present. The principal considered Khaleel “hotter than a pistol.”
She was overwhelmed and undersupported, school staffers told DSHS. Both nephews had profound special needs, and Khaleel was also raising three young children of her own — essentially as a single mother, with a military husband stationed far away.
Yet across the state in a Port Angeles courtroom, DSHS was fighting a prolonged battle to place another child, Gary’s younger sister, with Khaleel.
Two months after a commissioner gave the OK — and four months after the school’s report of suspected abuse — an emergency crew found Gary lying inert in his bed.
Helicoptered to the hospital in April 2015, he had bruises all over his body and skull fractures suggesting a severe blow. He suffered a massive stroke and brain injury, and died soon after.
Khaleel told a detective she found Gary lying on the floor earlier in the morning and put him back to bed — a scenario the medical examiner found inconsistent with Gary’s injuries.
Khaleel, now 30, stands charged with second-degree murder. She has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial in June. Out on bail, she could not be reached for comment.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...ed-of-murder-dshs-accused-of-critical-errors/
The article goes on to list DSHS failure to protect or provide adequate interventions for this child. While I think it is possible the Aunt was overwhelmed she could have requested the child or both children be removed from her home.
The alarming signs about Cynthia Khaleel were piling up.
The state had put two nephews in her care, and one of them, 5-year-old Gary, came to school near Spokane with his face covered in scratches and bruises. Chattaroy Elementary staffers suspected abuse, and called the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
Khaleel, then in her late 20s, was furious. She cursed out a counselor and was banned from school grounds unless security was present. The principal considered Khaleel “hotter than a pistol.”
She was overwhelmed and undersupported, school staffers told DSHS. Both nephews had profound special needs, and Khaleel was also raising three young children of her own — essentially as a single mother, with a military husband stationed far away.
Yet across the state in a Port Angeles courtroom, DSHS was fighting a prolonged battle to place another child, Gary’s younger sister, with Khaleel.
Two months after a commissioner gave the OK — and four months after the school’s report of suspected abuse — an emergency crew found Gary lying inert in his bed.
Helicoptered to the hospital in April 2015, he had bruises all over his body and skull fractures suggesting a severe blow. He suffered a massive stroke and brain injury, and died soon after.
Khaleel told a detective she found Gary lying on the floor earlier in the morning and put him back to bed — a scenario the medical examiner found inconsistent with Gary’s injuries.
Khaleel, now 30, stands charged with second-degree murder. She has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial in June. Out on bail, she could not be reached for comment.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...ed-of-murder-dshs-accused-of-critical-errors/
The article goes on to list DSHS failure to protect or provide adequate interventions for this child. While I think it is possible the Aunt was overwhelmed she could have requested the child or both children be removed from her home.
