How Could You? Hall of Shame-Canada-10-Month-Old boy case-Child Death UPDATED
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From Winnipeg, Canada, “a man has been charged in the death of a 10-month-old boy.
The 22-year-old man, now facing one count of criminal negligence causing death, was the boy’s foster parent.
Relatives of the child spoke with CTV Winnipeg about what happened.
The boy’s great grandmother, Leona Monias, said the family is devastated.
Monias said her great grandson was sitting in a car seat while watching cartoons inside his foster parents’ home. Monias said the boy’s foster dad was only a few feet away when the boy tipped over.
Monias doesn’t understand why the man was charged. She said it was an accident.
“He fell off on the side there,” said Monias. “And the accused was just right there.”
“It’s very hard.”
Winnipeg police said officers were called Tuesday afternoon about an infant who was brought to hospital with a head injury.
The 10-month-old was in critical condition, and died later that day.
The Winnipeg Police Service’s Child Abuse Unit was called to investigate.
“The protocol in the hospital is if one of the medical professionals sees what they believe are injuries that could raise flags or are consistent with potential abuse Winnipeg police are contacted and we send out the Child Abuse Unit,” said Const. Rob Carver.
Carver wouldn’t comment on specifics of the case but he explained to reporters the charge of criminal negligence involves negligent activity where someone has a responsibility “to do something or not do something.”
“Obviously investigators have felt at this point it merited that kind of charge,” said Carver. “The investigation’s ongoing and I’m going to say that’s the charge at this point.”
“Additional charges could be forthcoming and it could move to something else.”
Winnipeg police wouldn’t say who brought the child to hospital.
Manitoba Families Minister Scott Fielding called the death heartbreaking.
“We are very concerned about the death of a vulnerable child,” said Fielding. “Per the Child and Family Services standard, the agency involved will immediately hold an internal review in collaboration with its mandating authority and we trust they will cooperate with the criminal investigation that is underway.”
The Office of the Children’s Advocate was notified by a Child and Family Services agency about the child’s death Thursday morning.
“We were notified as per the critical incident report that was required as per the standards,” said Manitoba Children’s Advocate Daphne Penrose. “It’s with great sorrow that I heard about the death of this child.”
“Anytime a child dies it’s very difficult and very sad for all of us.”
Penrose couldn’t comment on the specifics of the case due to the ongoing criminal investigation but said her office will be conducting a review of the case once the criminal investigation is finished and the charges are dealt with.
Waylen Curtis Wood, 22, is facing one count of criminal negligence causing death.
He remains in custody.
None of the allegations have been tested in court.”
Foster parent charged in death of baby boy
[Winnipeg CTV 9/28/17 by Josh Crabb]
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Update: “A young man admitted in court Monday that he caused the death of a 10-month-old foster child in his care in 2017, after breaking the baby’s arm, hitting him, dropping him and causing a head injury.
Waylen Wood, 24, pleaded guilty in the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Monday to criminal negligence causing death.
Reading from an agreed upon statement of facts, Crown prosecutor Bruce Sychuk said the baby was living with Wood and his wife in Winnipeg in September 2017 after being apprehended by Awasis child and family services earlier that month.
At the time of the child’s death, he had been living with Wood and his wife for less than three weeks.
The day before he died, the baby had a fever and had to be picked up from daycare early, the court heard.
The next day, the baby was still sick and being fussy, so Wood told his wife he would stay home and take care of him, Sychuk said.
That morning, the baby continued to be fussy while Wood tried to give him bath. While dressing the baby, Wood grabbed the child’s arm roughly and twisted it. Wood also hit the baby’s head, Sychuk said.
The chief medical officer examined the child and said Wood broke the baby’s arm and caused an “extensive” surrounding hemorrhage, Sychuk said.
The baby continued to cry, and Wood dropped the boy on the floor in “complete frustration,” the court heard.
The doctor who examined the baby said he had been dropped from more than 1.5 metres up.
Wood then called 911, but when the operator asked if they should send an ambulance, Wood turned it down.
He then called his wife, who went home and immediately noticed the baby’s arm was injured, the court was told.
When she asked Wood what happened to the baby, Wood said he had fallen.
The baby was taken to the hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries.
Wood admitted he “lost control” and used unnecessary force with the child, Sychuk told the court.
At the time of the baby’s death, Wood was 22. He told Judge Richard Saull that he only had a Grade 8 education, and no previous criminal record.
He’s now living in a northern Manitoba First Nation, where’s he’s from, as per his bail conditions.
Sentencing has been scheduled for Sept. 6.
Manitoba’s Child and Family Services Act prohibits identifying any child in care.”
Man pleads guilty to causing death of 10-month-old foster child
[CBC 6/3/19 by Sarah Petz]
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