Foster Child Dies in New York City

Cairo Stenson, 4-months-old, has died on November 17, 2021 “in his Brooklyn foster home this week from suspected malnutrition and internal trauma he suffered before his foster mom gained custody, according to cops and police sources.

Cops found little Cairo Stenson unconscious and unresponsive inside … in Brownsville when they responded to a 911 call around 9 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

He was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, cops said.

Stenson’s foster mother had only had custody of him for about a month, police sources said.

Investigators believe he may have suffered malnourishment and internal trauma before the foster mom took custody of him, according to the sources.

The city medical examiner’s office will officially determine how the infant died.

“Our top priority is protecting the safety and wellbeing of all children in New York City,” a spokesman for the Administration for Children’s Services said in a statement. “We are investigating this case with NYPD.”

4-month-old found dead in Brooklyn home suffered internal trauma

[NY Post 11/18/21 by Amanda Woods]

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