How Could You? Hall of Shame-Maurice Cosme- Child Death UPDATED

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From Yonkers, New York, “A 2-year-old boy has died while under the care of a foster family in Yonkers.

Police say the boy was brought to St. John’s Hospital by his foster mother.

A doctor notified authorities, who are calling the situation an open death investigation.

The 38-year-old woman is said to have voluntarily spoken with police as they learned the child had an extensive medical history.

Neighbor Norine Duro says the family hasn’t lived there long, but calls the woman a doting mother who kept a clean home and her children well cared for.”

Child dies while under foster care in Yonkers[Westchester 12 4/21/14]

“Yonkers police, Child Protective Services and the Westchester District Attorney’s office are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child on Sunday, police officials said.

According to Yonkers Detective Lt. Patrick McCormack, at 9:50 p.m., a 38-year-old female Yonkers resident, who has subsequently been identified as the child’s foster mother, brought the 2-year-old child to St. John’s Riverside Hospital.

McCormack said doctors tried to perform livesaving techniques, but the child died at 10:20 p.m.

Additionally, police received a call on Sunday night from a doctor at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in regard to the boy’s death, as is standard procedure.

According to McCormack, initial investigations show the child had an extensive medical history with numerous illnesses. Therefore, the investigation is being considered an open death at this time.

McCormack said the investigation will remain open pending the results of  the autopsy and ongoing investigation.

The police will not be releasing the location of the residence or names of the child or foster mother to give the family a chance to notify next of kin.

According to multiple reports, the family resides on Ridge Avenue.

The Westchester District Attorney’s office is working with the Yonkers police in their investigation, spokesman Lucian Chalfen said.

According to Chalfen, an autopsy will be conducted, possibly today, to determine the cause of death”

Yonkers Police, Westchester DA Investigating Death Of Yonkers Child[Yonkers 4/21/14 by Suzanne Samin]

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Update: “The birth parents of a boy who died in a Yonkers foster home want answers as to why their son died.

On Sunday evening, 2-year-old Maurice Cosme was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead. Police have called his death an “open death investigation.”

The child’s foster parents claim that the boy had an extensive medical history, but his birth parents say that’s not true.

“My son never had seizures,” says his mother, Ashley Cosme. “He was a healthy baby. He came out fine, so I just, I don’t know.”

William Cuspert, the child’s father, says he suspects foul play, but will wait until the autopsy to make a final decision.

Ashley Cosme acknowledges that Child Protective Services removed her son and daughter from her care back in November. A judge placed both children with the foster parents.

Ashley Cosme is now caring for her daughter.”

Father suspects foul play in death of 2-year-old Maurice Cosme at Yonkers foster home [Westchester 12 4/23/14]

Update 2:”A 2-year-old boy was beaten, starved and tied to a bed before dying while in the care of a convicted criminal who was allowed to be his foster parent, the boy’s Bronx mother claims in a suit.

 

The brutal April death of Maurice Cosme is still under investigation and no arrests have been made, authorities say. But biological mother Ashley Cosme says she knows who to blame.

Cosme claims Saint Dominic’s Home, a Rockland County foster-care agency, placed her son in the Yonkers home of Cynthia Roman without doing a background check on Roman, according to Bronx Supreme Court papers.

Roman has served two stints in state prison.

Cosme’s lawyer, Michael Hecht, declined to say why the boy was in foster care. Saint Dominic’s declined to comment. Roman did not return a call for comment.”

Bronx mom sues foster parent and agency after death of her son[Ny Post 7/20/14 by Kathianne Boniello]