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Parents Behaving Badly

March 4th, 2007

Shaneka Washington Kills 10-Month-Old Daughter, Janiya

Shaneka Washington, 21, of Benton Harbor, Mich. is charged with felony murder following the death of her 10-month-old child, Janiya. After two days in the hospital following emergency surgery, Janiya died of a brain hemorrage.
Washington called 911 to report that Janiya was having trouble breathing. She told officers that her daughter had been sick for several days. There were no […]

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February 16th, 2007

Maribel Gomez Kills Son, Social Workers Ignored Signs that Child Was in Danger

Maribel Gomez, 32 of Spokane, Wash. is charged in the death of her 2-year-old son, Rafael “Raffy” Gomez. While in his mom’s care, the boy suffered concussions, bruises, burns, and two broken legs. Yet state caseworkers continued to return him to his birth parents after the child was placed in foster care four times. The last time […]

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February 7th, 2007

Shane Marquardt Gets First-Degree Reckless Homicide for Fatally Beating Foster Child

Shane Marquardt, 32, of Waupun, Wis. got first-degree reckless homicide for fatally beating one foster child and injuring his younger brother.
Marquardt punched his foster children, Camron Gardner, 3, and Ethan Schwartz, 2, after becoming angry when Camron threw up in bed after a nap. Marquardt told police he snapped and punched both boys in the stomach as hard as he […]

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