How Could You? Hall of Shame-India Foster Parents

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, foster parents R Lakshmi and Gopi were “given” a 5-year-old girl three months ago by a poor couple. The girl has two older sisters who were put in an orphanage.The girl has now been hospitalized with multiple burns caused by a hot spoon being put on her body, multiple rib fractures and head injuries. She has ” fluid in the lungs, accumulation of water in the stomach area,  haematoma in the scalp was also detected.” She has anemia and was undernourished There are allegations of being beaten about the chest by her foster mother and starved by her foster parents.

The foster parents and intermediary in the placement have been arrested.

Five-year-old girl tortured by foster parents

[IBN Live 7/5/12]

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