How Could You? Hall of Shame-Michael Tomassian case-Child Death

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 Los Angeles. California, Adoptee Michael Tomassian, 1 year old, “was found strapped into a high chair, had choked on the food and died.”

“A mother and her one-year-old son were found dead in their apartment, with her two-year-old boy left scavenging for food and water.

Erika Tomassian and her adopted baby Michael had been lying lifeless for two days at the … in Los Angeles.

Her other son, Nathan, was found alive in the flat suffering from severe dehydration.

A worried neighbor, who hadn’t heard from Miss Tomassian for days and could hear Nathan crying, phoned the police.

The Los Angeles Police Department had to break into the second floor home yesterday, where they found Miss Tomassian and Michael dead.

Miss Tomassian, who is in her mid-40s had been treated from bronchitis and police believe she may have died from complications of her illness.

She was feeding Michael at the time in her kitchen when she collapsed.

LAPD Lt John Jenal told KTLA5: ‘What adds tragedy to this is that this woman had just opened up her heart and her home to these two boys and adopted them.

‘We do know from a person that was actually checking up on her that she had had a medical condition a few days prior, but was released from a hospital ‘

Investigators found no suspicious circumstances regarding the deaths.

Police are trying to locate blood relatives of  Nathan, who is being cared for at a hospital.

Miss Tomassian was originally from Sydney, Australia, and moved to America where she worked as a marketing director at 7 Stars Production.”

Toddler survives two days on his own after his mother tragically collapses and dies feeding his one-year-old brother who then choked to death
 [Daily Mail 10/6/15 by Anthony Joseph]

“Tomassian and her son had been dead for at least two days before their bodies were discovered, leaving her 2-year-old son to fend for himself. The child survived, police said, by ransacking the kitchen cupboards. She had recently adopted both boys, who were biological brothers.

Police said the boy was treated for dehydration at a local hospital and is being cared for by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.

Authorities have ruled the 1-year-old boy’s death as accidental and do not suspect foul play in Tomassian’s death. She had recently been treated for bronchitis and investigators suspect her death is a result of complications from that illness. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office is expected to issue an official cause of death later this week.

“Very sad,” Preciado said of the case. She paused momentarily before repeating, somberly, “very sad.””

Baby Choked To Death After Mom Died While Feeding Him, Police Say [Huffington Post 10/7/15 by David Lohr]

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