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"He is not just a number, he is not an animal, he is my little boy and he means the world to me."
- Quote: Luke's Dad to Child Safety officers on numerous occasions.
Luke Borusiewicz
22.9.06 – 18.1.09
Luke at his last visit with his father. Luke died in his fathers arms two weeks after this photo was taken. A picture says a thousand words, Please Daddy can I come out this gate and stay with you forever. Luke only saw Daddy for two hours a week for the last six months of his short life. When he was removed from his parents care his father had been drug free for almost six months, had a full time job and stable accommodation with a single mother and two children.
January 29th, 2009.
TO: C. Coroner, nn Sh. Street. C,
FROM: Michael Borusiewicz
I am the father of the Child Luke Borusiewicz. I have some concerns regarding circumstances surrounding the death of my son resulting from injuries which occurred on Monday 12th of January, 2009.
1. He was not under satisfactory supervision at the time of his death.
I disagreed with decision to place my child with a 74 year old woman who was already burdened with three older children, all at home on school holidays. This would make it virtually impossible to show the care and attention needed for a two year old child. I voiced my concerns to Child Safety officer L. who supervised my visits with Luke, immediately upon her informing me of his change of residence and carer. I also stated I was worried about the 3 older children bullying my child, and a constant list of previous injuries which he had sustained.
2. The injuries sustained by my child
I am puzzled by the severe bruising of his right pointer finger. The police are confident the old lady was not capable of causing such an injury but I would like you to take into consideration it may have been caused by one of the other children, who were the only witnesses to the actions which caused Luke’s death.
My suspicion is that he may have been held by the right pointer finger by someone’s left hand whilst being struck by the other hand. Not knowing the size of the other children I would ask that you consider and investigate these as legitimate possibilities.
3. The constant injuries sustained by Luke whilst in the brief care of this elderly lady.
These included a severe burn to his hand and constant severe bruising to his head and body. At the day I last had contact with Luke he had scratches on his face which I asked the visit supervisor L. to record. Other injuries were also witnessed by visit supervisors, P. and J. at previous visits.
Two days after my last visit with Luke his mum saw a severe scratch on his penis which needed medical attention. I was also informed by J. during this week prior to the injury that he had severe bruising on his bum. She stated that it was from jumping off his bed. She informed me that she could not control him and he kept jumping off the bed. Did she inform child safety that she was not capable of proper care and control of Luke.
Why haven’t Child Safety been forthcoming with the list of previous injuries?
4. The failure to act on my concerns as a father about my child’s safety with this carer.
During the week preceding his fatal injury and immediately upon being informed of his placement with this carer, I embarked upon a tireless but futile attempt to have him removed from J.'s custody.
The contacts I made with child safety include:-
a)When I spoke to the visit supervisor L. during the visit on 5.1.09
b)A phone call with L. 6.1.09
c)A phone call with J. from child safety complaints in Brisbane on 9.1.09
d)A meeting with supervisor L. and Team Leader J. on 9.1.09
d)3 unreturned phone calls to P. A., manager of Child Safety in C. 2 of these were on 9.1.09 and one was on 12.1.09.
Luke’s mother, J., also voiced her concerns about his safety whilst in the care of J.
5. Why he was not given proper care at the time of his injury.
Why was he allowed to ‘sleep’ from 11am til 5pm. I rang the carer, J., at 11am on the day of Luke’s injury. She informed me he had returned home, hit his head whilst having a tantrum and had been put to bed.
I was very concerned after this phone call and immediately attempted to contact P. A., the manager of Child safety in C. This was my third attempt to contact her and voice my concern over his safety whilst in the care of J. None of my calls were ever returned.
I also rang L. from Child Safety C. and repeated my concerns. This was the third time within a week of the fatal injuries occurring, that I informed L. of my fears for Luke’s safety. First, at Luke’s visit the week before, and secondly, during a phone call when she informed me, two of the children were to be removed immediately so that Luke would receive proper care. The third time was during a phone call to organise a meeting with L. and the Team Leader J.
I phoned J.’s home phone at 1.30pm on the same day. The phone was answered by a child, who informed me Luke was asleep.
I rang a third time that day at 5pm to talk to Luke and was told he was still asleep. I commented that he doesn’t usually sleep that long and told her I would ring again soon. I did not want to upset his carer so decided to ring again the following morning.
My mobile phone activity report can verify the times, when I rang.
6. The inaccurate account of times supplied by his carer
I am suspicious of the reasons for supplying a misleading account of times for Luke’s injuries occurring and when he was put to bed. His carer knew his usual time for a daytime sleep was 1.30 and that it was highly unusual for Luke to go to sleep at 11am. As he returned from the visit an hour and a half earlier than normal, J. would have been informed and well aware of his early arrival.
I am suspicious that she is trying to hide the fact that his going to bed at this time, had never occurred before and was therefore a result of his head injury.
7. I am also concerned, as the father of a deceased child, and as the father whose child was placed in a supposed - ‘sanctioned safe environment’.
Who is responsible for sanctioning a 74 year old woman as a full-time carer of four young children. Even a responsible person half that age would have their work cut out for them, so why was Luke placed with a carer, who even admitted she did not want the added burden of another child; said, she did not want him – and yet, Child Safety saw fit to overload a 74 year old woman with a very active 2 year old, thus creating an extremely DANGEROUS environment of uncontrollability and neglect.
I believe the Child Safety Officers involved in the decision making processes of this case should be investigated thoroughly for neglecting their duty of care, - in (a) allowing a 74 year old woman to ‘care’ for 3 children, let alone 4 – plus, what about the other three children still in her ‘care’? Are they ‘safe’?? Do they suffer constant injuries?? Is anyone monitoring this?? Do ‘carers’ attend a basic first aid course, which would point out the obvious steps to adhere to if a child sustains a head injury- don’t let them sleep for 6 hours. Was it only my child who suffered constant injuries and would this be an indication of bullying from the older children.
I simply ask that you consider my concerns when you conduct your investigation into the matter,
Regards Michael Borusiewicz.
0450 423 640
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In memory of foster kids killed while in the system
Submitted by Sanura on Tue, 2006-08-29 13:10.
This page is in memory of children who died after social service agencies removed them from the care of their parents, placing them with fosters, adopters, group homes, or psychiatric facilities.
Genesis Acosta-Garcia, Las Vegas Nevada, three months old, November 19, 2005, septic shock
Travis C Adams, Salem Oregon, August 8 2000, December 16 2002, wandered into creek
Kayla Y Allen, Richlands North Carolina, November 10 1995 - August 24 2003, poison
Martin Lee Anderson, Panama City Florida, fourteen years old, January 6 2006, beating/suffocation
Richard L (Ricky) Aragon, Albuquerque New Mexico, January 24 1991 - April 12 1993, battered
Shirley Arciszewski, Charlotte North Carolina, April 19 1992 - September 11 2004, restraint
Miguel Humberto Arias-Baca, Westminster Colorado, two years old, February 2 1999, battered
Angellika Nicole Arndt, Minneapolis Minnesota, seven years old, May 26 2006, restraint
Ian August, Sevier Desert Utah, June 21 1988 - July 13, 2002, exhaustion
Denzel Bailey, Los Angeles California, eleven months old, April 2001, malnutrition
Jeffrey Baldwin, Toronto Ontario, December 20 1996 - November 30 2002, malnutrition/pneumonia
Casey Paul Barrow, West Valley Utah, eighteen months old, October 22 2003, battered
Anthony Bars, Indiana, four years old, January 20 2004, starvation, battered
Shelly Bash, Midland Michigan, eight years old, March 2005, transplant rejection
Nadine Catherine Beaulieu, Dauphin Manitoba, twenty three months old, February 1996, battered
Teddy Bellingham, Smiths Falls Ontario, sixteen years old, August 1992, beaten
Jerome Bennett, Oshawa Ontario, fifteen years old, February 3 2006, homicide
Maria Bennett, Lancaster Ohio, two years old, October 23, 2002, battered
Modesto Blanco, Lubbock Texas, twenty two months old, March 2 2002, battered
Christian Blewitt né Osik, Halesowen England, three years old, December 2002, poison/battered
Deondre Bondieumaitre, Florida, sixteen months old, April 16 2003, battered
Timothy Boss, Remsen Iowa, ten years old, February 23 2000, battered
Alex Boucher, New Port Richey Florida, January 25 1997 - September 25 2000, asphyxiation
Ashley Boyd, LaFayette Georgia, twelve years old, December 13 2005, hit by car / suicide
Jason Bright, Las Vegas Nevada, fourteen years old, August 5 2006, gunshot / homicide
Kerry Brooks, Los Angeles California, nine years old, February 10 2001, suicide
Talitha Brooks, Colorado, one year old, July 1998, heatstroke
Amira Brown, Reading Pennsylvania, twelve years old, September 4 2005, battered / restraint
Diminiqua Bryant, Dothan Alabama, two years old, May 1999, battered
Scott Buckle, Swansea Wales, twelve years old, February 6 2005, hanging
Latasha Bush, Manvel Texas, January 2 1987 - February 28 2002, restraint
Michael Buxton, Miami Oklahoma, five years old, July 5 1998, battered
Everlyse Cabrera, Las Vegas Nevada, two years old, June 10 2006, lost
Eduardo Calzada, Bakersfield California, three months old, March 2004, battered
Chris Campbell, Toledo Iowa, thirteen years old, November 2, 1997, restraint
Gladys Campbell, Philadelphia/New Jersey, two years old, ca 1988
Edith Campos, Tucson Arizona, fifteen years old, February 4 1998, restraint
Brianna Canales, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, four years old, April 24 2006, dozen Zoloft pills
Latasha Cannon, Boston Massachusetts, seventeen years old, April 2001, slashed throat
Mario Cano, Chula Vista California, sixteen years old, April 27 1984, untreated blood clot
Joshua K Causey, Detroit Michigan, March 21 1998 - March 18 2003, battered
Jaime Ceballos, Salinas California, two years old, November 27 2005, infection and bleeding
baby boy Charles, Las Vegas Nevada, seven months old, August 4 2006, head injury
Sherry Charlie, British Columbia, nineteen months old, September 4 2002, battered
Sarah Angelina Chavez, Alhambra California, two years old, October 11 2005, battered
Felix Chen, Bloomington Indiana, August 27 1997 - April 1 2004, treatment withheld
Sky Colon Cherevez, Paterson New Jersey, three months old, August 6 1998, battered
Tiffany H Clair, Fort Worth Texas, September 6 1985 - May 4 2001, heroin
Brian Clark, New Jersey, three years old, January 2002, untreated pneumonia
Angelic Clary, Bakersfield California, three months old, September 14 2003
Roshelle Clayborn, San Antonio Texas, sixteen years old, August 18 1997, restraint
Casey Collier, Westminster Colorado, seventeen years old, December 21 1993, restraint
Desiree Collins, Los Angeles California, fourteen years old, February 10 2002, gunshot
Nicholas Contreras, Queen Creek Arizona, January 15 1982 - March 2 1998, untreated infection
Ashleigh Marie Copeland née Lethbridge, Michigan, twelve years old, February 23 2006, grand-mal
Adrianna Cram, Veracruz Mexico (US supervision), August 25 2000 - June 13 2005
Christopher Henry Cryderman, Springfield Missouri, July 27 2004 - November 22 2004, untreated infection
Dirk D Dalton, Clarkston Washington, June 7 1989 - May 1 1994, battered
Arieale Daniels, Naples Florida, fifteen years old, 1999, car crash
Tajuana Davidson, Phoenix Arizona, three years old, November 3 1993, battered
China Marie Davis, Phoenix Arizona, March 23 1991 - October 31 1993, battered
Sabrina Elizabeth Day, Charlotte North Carolina, July 4 1984 - February 10 2000, restraint
Tyler Joseph DeLeon, Stevens County Washington, January 13 1998 - January 13 2005, dehydration
Kameron Justin Demery, Long Beach California, two years old, October 14 1996, battered
Connre Dixon, Ridgefield Township Ohio eleven years old, October 18 2004, stabbing
Mark Draheim, Orefield Pennsylvania, October 10 1984 - December 11 1998, restraint
Charmaria Drake, Cleveland Ohio, twenty months old, March 13 2003, battered
Stephanie Duffield, Manvel Texas, July 14 1984 - February 11 2001, restraint
Willie Lawrence Durden III, Citrus County Florida, seventeen years old, October 2005, unknown/died in cell
Brian Edgar, Overland Park Kansas, nine years old, December 30 2002, asphyxiation
William Edgar, Peterborough Ontario, thirteen years old, March 1999, restraint
Tiffany Eilders, Rancho Cucamonga California, fourteen weeks old, December 7 2005, battered
Ryan Ellison, Las Vegas Nevada, three months old, January 17 2006, prematurity concealed
Kayla Erlandson, King County Washington, two years old, April 1991, battered
Luke Evans, Lowell Indiana, sixteen months old, November 30 2001, malnutrition/battered
Roberta (Berta) Evers, Bayfield Colorado, six years old, June 13 1998, restraint
Sara Eyerman, California, twenty months old, ca 1986, untreated pneumonia
Sean Isaac Faith, Eagle Idaho, three years old, May 13 2006, drowning
Marcus Fiesel, Cincinnati Ohio, three years old, August 6 2006, locked in closet
Miranda Finn, Lake Butler Florida, nine years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident
Laura Fleming, Palmdale California, October 11 2004 - November 21 2004, cause unknown
Sarah Jane Forrester, Woodlawn Maryland, October 30 1985 - found May 13 1999, battered and stabbed
Rita Foster, Pasadena California, four years old, June 29 2006, run over by bus
Kameryn Fountain, Bibb County Georgia, two months old, November 20 2005, unknown cause
Henry Gallop, Boston Massachusetts, two years old, 1987, poison
Alexander Ganadonegro, Albuquerque New Mexico, March 10 1998 - February 4 1999, battered
Christening (Mikie) Garcia, Ingram Texas, twelve years old, December 4 2005, restraint
Camron P Gardner, Waupun Wisconsin, three years old, May 5 2006, battered
Dylan James George, Fremont California, April 16 2002 - October 4 2004, battered
Anthony Marino Gladue, Edmonton Alberta, seventeen years old, April 26 2006, hit by train
Corese Goldman, Chicago Illinois, two years old, 1995, drowning
Mollie Gonzales, Jefferson County Colorado, ten years old, November 18 2002, drug overdose
Julio Gonzalez, Glendale California, May 10 1995 - December 29 1996, battered
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Goodwin, Coeur d'Alene Idaho, March 22 1996 - October 22 2002, drowning
Anthony Green, Brownwood Texas, fifteen years old, May 12 1991, restraint
Sabrina Green, New York City, nine years old, November 8 1997, burned and battered
Lamar D Greene, Jacksonville Florida, sixteen years old, 2001, car crash
Corey Greer, Treasure Island Florida, four months old, ca 1985, dehydration
Gage Guillen, Boston Massachusetts, three years old, 1995, strangulation
Darvell Gulley, Lincoln Nebraska, thirteen years old, April 27 2002, restraint
Savannah Brianna Marie Hall, Prince George British Columbia, September 9 1997 - January 21 2001, malnutrition/restraint
Latiana Hamilton, Jacksonville Florida, seventeen months old, July 18 2001, drowning
Mykeeda Hampton, District of Columbia, two years old, August 1997, battered
Kelly M Hancock, Malden Massachusetts, November 6 1985 - July 18 2000, stabbed
Laura Hanson, West Palm Beach Florida, May 17 1981 - November 19 1998, restraint
Jerrell Hardiman, La Porte Indiana, four years old, October ca 1993, exposure
Alex Harris, Minden Louisiana, twelve years old, September 2005, forced running
Diane Harris, Seguin Texas, seventeen years old, April 11 1990, restraint
Jessica Albina Hagmann, Prince William County Virginia, two years old, August 11 2003, smothered
Letia Harrison, Akron Ohio, October 23 1999 - September 19 2002, baked in attic
Jordan Heikamp, Toronto Ontario, May 19 1997 - June 23 1997, starvation
Eric Hernandez, Cedar Hill Texas, January 6 1999 - March 7 1999, suffocation
Zachary Higier, né Nikita Khoryakov Braintree Massachusetts, May 24 2000 - August 15 2002, battered
Dwight Hill, Tucson Arizona, four months old, November 16 2005, battered
Nina Victoria Hilt née Vika Bazhenova, Manassas Virginia, thirty three months old, July 2 2005, battered
Steven A Hoffa, Des Moines Iowa, February 4 1993 - May 18 1996, battered
Richard (Ricky) Holland, Williamston Michigan, September 8 1997 - July 2005, battered
Michael Anthony Hughes, Choctaw Oklahoma, March 21 1988 - September 12 1994, kidnap/missing
Jarod (Jerry) Hulsey, Mesa Arizona, ten years old, April 3 2006, battered
Joseph (Joey) Huot, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, two years old, January 27 1988, battered
Dion Jack, Sproat Lake British Columbia, six years old, March 1 2006, untreated seizure
Walter Jackson, Chicago Illinois, ten months old, August 9 2005, battered
Dominic James, Springfield Missouri, June 4 2000 - August 21 2002, battered
Billie-Jo Jenkins, Hastings East Sussex England, thirteen years old, February 1997, battered
Demetrius Jeffries, Crockett Texas, seventeen years old, August 26 1997, strangulation
Dontel Jeffers, Boston Massachusetts, four years old, March 6 2005, battered
Ciara S Jobes, Baltimore Maryland, August 17 1987 - December 11 2002, starvation/beating
Stephanie Jobin, Brampton Ontario, thirteen years old, June 21 1998, restraint
Aaron Johnson, Boston Massachusetts, fifteen months old, 1987, poison
Anthony Johnson, Marshall Texas, four years old, July 11 2005, drowning
Elijah James Johnson, Los Angeles California, three years old, May 10 1999, scalded
Lorenzo Johnson, Queen Creek Arizona, 17 years old - June 27, 1994, drowned during escape
Quartrina K (Snappy) Johnson, Pikesville Maryland, December 25 1988 - July 20 2004, beaten and choked
Xolani Nkosi Johnson, Capetown South Africa, twelve years old, June 2 2001, AIDS
Christal Jones, New York City (Vermont ward), May 24 1984 - January 3 2001, suffocation
David L Jones, Chicago Illinois, April 15 1992 - March 7 1998, battered
Xavier Jones, East Orange New Jersey, twenty one months old, June 7 2006, methadone poisoning
Dennis Jurgens né Jerry Sherwood, White Bear Lake Minnesota, three years old, April 11 1965, battered
Marissa (Shorty) Karp, Pompano Beach Florida, December 6 1985 - August 19 2002, gunshot
David Ryan Keeley, New Haven Connecticut, six years old, August 12 1998, battered
Ashley Keen, Lake Butler Florida, thirteen years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident
Cassandra Killpack, Springville Utah, November 29 1997 - June 9 2002, water therapy
Ahmad King né Rawls, Alma Georgia, three years old, January 24 2006, homicide
Heather Michell Kish, Berlin Township Michigan, September 15 1987 -found October 6 2002, murdered
Noah Knapp, Marysville Washington, six years old, May 30 2005, automobile collision
Alissa Kneen, Newport Minnesota, five years old, September 7 2001, house fire
Cordell Kneen, Newport Minnesota, twenty months old, September 7 2001, house fire
Zaire Knott, Newark New Jersey, September 16 2005 - October 20 2005, cause unknown
Anatoli Kolenda, Westfield Massachusetts, May 20 1991 - October 20 2002, stabbing
Yana Kolenda, Westfield Massachusetts, December 31 1990 - October 20 2002, stabbing
Anthony Lamb, Lake Butler Florida, twenty months old, January 25 2006, traffic accident
Keisha Shardae Lane, Hagerstown Maryland, fifteen years old, August 17 2005, gunshot
Shawn Lawrence né Andy Mohler, Shelton Washington, ten years old, October 9 1999, drowning
Brittany Legler, Millcreek Pennsylvania, fifteen years old, May 9 2004, battered
Isaac Lethbridge, Detroit Michigan, two years old, August 16 2006, battered
Trenton Jared Lewis, Canyon County Idaho, three years old, July 8 2006, drowning
Jacob Lindorff, Franklin Township New Jersey, five years old, December 14 2001, battered
Christian Liz, New York City, three weeks old, November 29 2004, suffocation
James Lonnee, Guelph/Hamilton Ontario, sixteen years old, September 7 1996, beaten by cellmate
Gregory Love, Florida, twenty three months old, April 2005, head injury
Nikki Lutke, Cheyenne Wyoming, five years old, August 28 2003, drowning
Zachary James Lyons, Winston-Salem North Carolina, January 24 1992 - October 8 1996, battered
Shaquella Mance, Belton South Carolina, seven months old, March 27 2005, battered
Elizabeth Mann, Lake Butler Florida, fifteen years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident
Heaven Mann, Lake Butler Florida, three years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident
Johnny Mann, Lake Butler Florida, thirteen years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident
Cynthia Nicole (Nicki) Mann, Lake Butler Florida, fifteen years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident
Logan Marr, Chelsea Maine, October 14 1995 - January 31 2001, asphyxiation
Fernando Ibarra Martinez, Bakersfield California, nine months old, March 26 2006, battered
Stephanie Martinez, Pueblo Colorado, five years old, December 31 2001, untreated burns
Tiffany Laverne Mason, Folsom California, June 11 1986 - August 9 2001, battered
Viktor Alexander Matthey né V Sergeyevich Tulimov, Hunterdon County New Jersey, six years old, October 31 2000, hypothermia
Dominic Matz, Osawatomie Kansas, July 6 2002 - February 15 2004, treatment withheld
Jamie Mayne, Atascadero California, March 24 1995 - February 10 2000, battered
Kristal Mayon-Ceniceros, Chula Vista California, sixteen years old, February 5 1999, restraint
Emily Ann Mays, Tucson Arizona, sixteen months old, August 24 2005, battered
Andrew McClain, Bridgeport Connecticut, December 6 1986 - March 22 1998, restraint
Cory Bradley McLaughlin, North Carolina, four years old, July 4 1997, battered
Jerry McLaurin, Brownwood Texas, fourteen years old, November 2 1999, restraint
Maria Mendoza, Katy Texas, fourteen years old, October 12 2002, restraint
Caleb Jerome Merchant, Edmonton Alberta, thirteen months old, November 26, 2005, battered
Denis Merryman né Uritsky, Harford County Maryland, eight years old, January 2005, starvation
Devin Miller, Spokane Washington, twenty months old, August 6 2006, battered
Euryale Miller, Kansas City Missouri, one year old, April 1 2001, battered
Jacob Miller, Georgia, twenty two months old, November 20 1997, battered
Clayton Miracle, Georgia, three years old, August 11 1993, battered
Hanna Denise Montessori, Santa Ana California, March 16 1988 - January 19 2004, homicide/head-injury
Alfredo Montez, Auburndale Florida, two years old, July 1 2002, battered
Zachary Moran, Charlotte North Carolina, fourteen months old, August 8 2003, battered
Christina Morlan, Scott County Iowa, September 3 2003 - November 30 2003, unknown
Carlyle Mullins, Nashville Tennessee, five years old, May 27 2005, battered
Cedrick Napoleon, Killeen Texas, June 26 1987 - March 7 2002, restraint
Candace Newmaker née C Tiara Elmore, Colorado, Movember 19 1989 - April 19 2000, re-birth asphyxiation
Jonathan Nichol, Cook County Illinois, two years old, June 16 1995, drowning
Trevor Nolan, Mono County California, five years old, April 12 1997, treatment withheld
Sierra Odom, Arlington Texas, three years old, August 11 2005, battered
Lenny Ortega, Ingram Texas, twelve years old, May 30 2006, drowning
Keron Owens, Walterboro South Carolina, three years old, January 19 1992, battered
Sean Paddock né Ford, Johnston County North Carolina, four years old, February 26 2006, battered
Omar Paisley, Miami Florida, seventeen years old, June 2003, untreated appendicitis
Terrell Parker, Buffalo New York, two years old, 2003, battered
Travis Parker, Cleveland Georgia, thirteen years old, April 21 2005, restraint
Melva Dee Parrott, Hersey Michigan, May 4 1998 - June 29 2000, bronchitis
Alex Pavlis, né Geiko Schaumburg Illinois, six years old, December 19 2003, battered
Dillon Peak, Saint Petersburg Florida, fourteen years old, June 17 2006, undiagnosed illness
Dawn Renay Perry, Manvel Texas, sixteen years old, April 10 1993, restraint
Angellica Pesante, Seneca County New York, four years old, April 18 1997, battered
Terrell Peterson, Atlanta Georgia, five years old, January 16 1998, battered
Cynteria Phillips, Miami Florida, December 10 1986 - August 14 2000, rape/murder
Marguerite Pierre, West Orange New Jersey, five years old, December 2005, poison
Emporia Pirtle, Indiana, six years old, November 11 1996, battered
Jason Plischkowsky, Southampton England, May 25 1985 - December 19 1986, head injury
Huntly Tamati Pokaia, New Zealand, three years old
David Polreis, Greeley Colorado, two years old, February 6 1996, battered
Maryah Ponce, Rialto California, December 5 1997 - June 29 2001, baked in car
Constance S Porter, Kearney Missouri, July 20 1998 - February 12 2001, battered
Dakota Denzel Prince-Smith, Lancaster California, five years old, July 8 2003, baked in car
Nehamiah Nate Prince-Smith, Lancaster California, three years old, July 8 2003, baked in car
Karen Quill, St Louis Saskatchewan, twenty months old, September 13 1997, internal injuries
Rodrigo Armando Rameriez Jr, Victorville California, eighteen months old, July 6 2001, drowning
Stephanie Ramos, New York City, eight years old, July 9 2005, dumped in garbage can
Bobby Jo Randolph, Houston Texas, seventeen years old, September 26 1996, axphyxiation
Jacquelyn Reah, Grand Rapids Michigan, ten years old, November 27 2004, runaway / hit by car
Latayna Reese, Bradenton Florida, fifteen years old, April 1996
Caprice Reid, New York City, four years old, June 1997, starved and battered
Jonathan Reid, Gardena California, nine years old, June 9 1997, treatment withheld
Matthew Reid, Welland Ontario, three years old, December 15 2005, suffocation
Dustin Rhodes, Litchfield Park Arizona, nine years old, August 13 2003, battered
Alana Rickard-Cowell, Honolulu Hawaii, two months old, April 23 2006, unknown (broken bones)
Eric Roberts, Keene Texas, June 16 1979 - February 22 1996, restraint
Ana Rogers, Sparks Nevada, four months old, July 2005, pre-existing injury
Genevieve "Genny" Rojas, Chula Vista California, four years old, July 21 1995, starvation, scalded
Guadalupe Rosales III, San Antonio Texas, April 2005 - June 13 2006, battered
Paola Rosales, Milton Ontario, fourteen years old, July 3 2001, suicide
Kyle Anthony Ross, Massachusetts, September 7 1995 - June 9 2001, rottweiler
Marlon Santos, Worcester Massachusetts, five months old, November 5 1998, missing
Andres E Saragos, Warm Springs Oregon, August 5 1995 - July 13 2000, baked in car
Gina M Score, Plankinton South Dakota, May 7 1985 - July 21 1999, baked by boot camp
Caprice Scott, Florida, infant, 1999, mother in foster care
Ryan Scott, Sheffield Lake Ohio, two years old, March 27 1998, battered
Krystal Scurry, Aiken County South Carolina, February 1989 - November 2 1991, rape/murder
Andrew (Andy) Setzer, California, April 27 1995 - August 2 1999, battered
Joshua Sharp, Las Vegas Nevada, fifteen months old, August 15 2006, infection
Ariel Shaw, Bibb County Georgia, nineteen months old, January 26 2000, battered
Vivan Uk Sheppard, Jacksonville Florida, eight months old, May 15 1999, suffocation
Colby Shirley, Gallup New Mexico, eighteen months old, March 20 2006, battered
Joseph H Shriver, Pennsylvania, March 2 1997 - October 5 1997, battered
Quincey L Simmons, Omaha Nebraska, August 21 1997 - March 24 2001, battered
Christopher Simpson, Howell Michigan, seven years old, November 14 1998, fire
Jordan Simpson né Richard Morrison II, Howell Michigan, five years old, November 14 1998, fire
Nicole Simpson née Desira Morrison, Howell Michigan, seven years old, November 14 1998, fire
Devin A Slade, Milwaukee Wisconsin, October 23 2000 - June 19 2001, asphyxiation
John Smith, Fishersgate England, four years old, December 24 1999, battered and bitten
Mikinah Smith, Cincinnati Ohio, one year old, March 18 2003, battered
Tristan Sovern, Greensboro North Carolina, sixteen years old, March 4 1998, restraint
Jushai Spurgeon, North Las Vegas Nevada, fourteen months old, April 3 2005, scalding
LeRon St John, Detroit Michigan, fifteen years old, March 1 2003, untreated tuberculosis
Lloyd Stamp, Edmonton Alberta, seventeen years old, September 29, 2005, suicide
Tommy Stacey, Carmichael California, three months old, January 3 2005, SIDS
Elizabeth (Lisa) Steinberg née Launders, New York City, May 14 1981 - November 4 1987, battered
Chris Surbey, Winnipeg Manitoba, October 13 1987 - June 6 2005, stabbing
Yasmin Taylor, Paterson New Jersey, seven months old, May 8 1994, virus
Lakeysha Tharp, Irmo South Carolina, six months old, April 7 2004, asphyxiation
Adam Michael Thimyan, Riverview Florida, October 2 1986 - April 3 2004, gunshot
Timithy Thomas, Banner Elk North Carolina, nine years old, March 11 1999, restraint
Liam Thompson né Dmitry S Ishlankulov, Columbus Ohio, October 3 1999 - October 3 2002, scalding
Michael Tinning, Schenectady New York, two years old, March 2 1981, asphyxiation
Kelly Ann Tozer, Egg Harbor City New Jersey, eighteen months old, July 30 2005, drowning
Patrick Trauffler, Phoenix Arizona, six weeks old, February 18 2003, battered
Heaven Traverse, Winnipeg Manitoba, two years old, January 14 2005, battered
Demetrius Tyler, Johnson City Tennessee, six months old, November 10 2004, drowning
Tyler Vanpopering, Southgate Michigan, September 23 2003 - April 14 2004, battered
Jacqueline Venay, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, six years old, September 21 1998, battered
Reena Virk, Saanich British Columbia, fourteen years old, November 14 1997, teen swarming
George Walker III, DeKalb County Georgia, ten months old, November 7 2002, choking
Michelle Walton, Boston Massachusetts, October 6 1994, asphyxiation
Erickyzha Warner, Utica New York, July 19 2002 - May 31, 2004, untreated burns
Shane Devell Washington, Fresno California, fifteen months old, circa 1996, drowning
Evan Watkins, Las Vegas Nevada, twenty one months old, July 11 1996, battered
Omar Wellington, Toronto Ontario, seventeen years old, July 15 2006, stabbing
Devin Wilder, Cleveland Ohio, July 29 1998 - April 21 2001, battered
Dominic J Williams, Saint Louis Missouri, June 8 1987 - June 3 2004, strangulation
Andrew Wilson, Owensboro Kentucky, three years old, August 7 2005, drowning
Lorenzo J Wilson, Seattle Washington, January 29 2004 - October 22 2004, battered
Rilya Wilson, Florida, born September 29 1996, 2001, lost
Michael Spencer Wiltsie, Silver Springs Florida, September 18 1987 - February 5, 2000, restraint
Jimmy Allan Wood, Adams County Colorado, fourteen years old, November 13 2002, drug overdose
Jonnie Wood, Springdale Arkansas, eight years old, August 13 2005, drowning
Braxton D Wooden, Missouri, May 15 1997 - June 2 2005, gunshot
Donte L Woods, West Palm Beach Florida, February 25 1986 - May 27 2002, gunshot
Thomas (T J) Wright, Providence Rhode Island, three years old, October 31 2004, battered
Willie Wright, San Antonio Texas, fourteen years old, March 4 2000, restraint
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Thanks for helping me with lukesarmy.com
Thanks for helping with the new site, I have been told by a few people that what happened to Luke has changed their lives, they dont take their kids for granted so much anymore. I will fight them to the end. Any ammunition helps, I already have a couple of people that I am going to help that have been mistreated by DOCS.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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Still no one held accountable for the death of my son
Will anyone ever be held accountable. I am doing my best to get the truth out about Luke but the Queensland government has laws to stop the media talking about deaths while in their care. It hurts me so much to have lost my son and nothing has been done about it. I know how much it hurt him to be taken from me because it hurt me just as much. I can never love anyone so much again. I cant wait to die and be with my son.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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So sad
You don't want to die, you want to live on, Luke is with you, he is in your heart and although I cannot imagine the absolute devastation you must feel, mine and so many others' thoughts are with you, sometimes in life we come across so many massive battles, the typical David and Goliath, this is what you are up against, all you can do is keep your story out there, keep Luke alive in the minds of other people, I know myself I have shared this story with others and I regularly check back with the page. Maybe no one will ever be held accountable for your tragic and massive loss, but at least you are doing what you can to make this public, you don't know it, but chances are you, and Luke are saving other little lives. Be strong, make this all count for something.
Thankyou so much for your encouragement Justine
Once again, I thank Clemens for all the effort and time it has taken to help fight this injustice. I do appreciate each word of comfort and encouragement, each time I think my life could not get worse, the government seems to be able to shove another knife in my back, now it is not only child safety but the police as well, I worry that my fate will become the same as my sons.
They will lock me away in jail where I will be murdered, like lambs to the slaughter, I can't wait to see my boy again, but he did not die for no reason, and neither did the thousands of other children.
I keep thinking, this cant be happening. But it is, I will never back down from fighting for justice for my boy.
I admit I have many faults, but being a bad father to my boy was not one of them, that is the biggest insult anyone could ever throw at me. I dont care if it is a department or a 7 foot monster, I loved my boy, and I tried so hard to get him back, and they looked at me with hatred, and took it out on my child.
Thankyou everyone for visiting this site.
Regards Lukes Dad.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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Sorry
I am very sorry for your loss, keep fighting, our prayers are with you and yours.
Thankyou, your prayers and thoughts give me strength
It is a huge commitment I have taken on, a David and Goliath battle, one which I will not back down from. I loved my son as much as any person can love another, and his whole life I witnessed his torment, all directly due to the Department of Child Safety Queensland. He was all I lived for and still is.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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Your story is one i am
Your story is one i am baffled why dept got it so wrong.
how could they place a active 2 year old with a 74 yo lady
such a shame and a tragic outcome, i hope your site gets all the media outspread and recognition it deserves,
i have seen the paper articles and very good he made it in the papers.
i hope you get peace at last, but lukey should never have died for this and tragic out come to happen.
so sorry for your loss
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Micheal = Lukes Dad
Hi
i just Wanted to let you know I'm so sorry for you loss i have read Lukey's site and seen the Picture of you and your son, to me its so clear you were a devoted dad to your son, and I'm sure he is Proud you are his Dad,
You did such a great Job Trying To Protect Lukey.
You will always mean everything to him as proud as you were of him I'm sure he was of you!
I HAVE read lukes story in the Australian and they seem to portray you as a drugged up parent, But i have to say you did everything in My eyes you should have and you did a good thing you changed your life to stop the drug use and Congrats on that too.. But i hope you get answers and the dept own up to their negligence and failure to protect lukey... they need shaming.. Good Luck with Everything mate!
WildFlower
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Re: Still no one held accountable for the death of my son
This does not stop you from paying for space in the papers and doing your own story with the help of some in the newspaper willing to give you a hand to write it up. Try and try again, until someone get the guilt trip going. I know I use it at people when I need something done for a child all the time. DONT ever give up, because your fight is now getting that justice for Luke, not ever giving up. Never until they cave in and say just get it over with and then he will go away. until you get them to that point they will ignore you. and move to the next set of children.
Jblair09
I am so sorry to read this about Luke.
I just wish to say that I am truely sorry upon reading about little Luke.
It makes me cry. What is so distressing is that nothing can bring him back. I pray for him and his parents.
I am also very upset that your concerns to this corrupt department would have fallen on deaf ears.
from my heart to yours,
God bless.
Thankyou
Thankyou, this is just the tip of the iceberg for myself and Luke. Remember, the letter to the corroner is just about one weeks of mismanagement, belittlement, arrogance, ignorance, malpractice, mistreatment, malice, abuse of privelidge and position, and straight out misjudgement by child safety. I have dealt with them in Townsville and Cairns, and it seems at the lower level you have caring compassionate beautiful people. As soon as you go up a level you hit the hard iron fisted women. I guess this is because it is not an easy job, and to stick with it you have to be hard and probably dont realise you are. They never admit they are wrong even to themselves. I intend to do a counselling course as I know I can help people bettter than what I witnessed happen to my little boy. I rang child safety complaints at least 20 times and never once did it achieve a thing.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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To Lukes Dad
I hate gov dept here. I have just read your story about the death of your son and it has deeply saddened both myself, my wife and the rest of my family. I don't know what to say, these monsters have to be held accountable for their stupidity as why in the hell would they want to give such a young child to a person of such an age to look after. It shows you how incompetent the Department of child safety are. I don't know what the answer is, they seem to take our children away from us for the most minor thing to a false allegation on the grounds of risk and harm and they seem to harm them themselves. I don't know what to say mate. Myself and the wife are lost for words and all we can do is ban together as altnews in the early days was where I was posting a continually of my frustrations from the system and after that with a friend I joined the aus-city site which I found it to be too controlled, thus followed the site ihategovdept.
These bastards have to be stopped mate. If you need any help, you know where to find me, as I have just noticed you have joined on the i hate site and again we are truly sorry for your loss.
sad
I was very sad about you....
What a Travesty
How does the government get away with treating people like this. The Department of Child Safety Queensland sweeps another child, toddler, foster child death under the carpet. You should be ashamed. Can you think of another more disgusting department in all of government in Australia. Arrogant women who frown upon any man who has been drawn into a situation where domestic violence is present.
Lets not forget that a large percentage of these so called "victims" of domestic violence have been envolved in repeated relationships with domestic violence occuring.
Lets call a spade a spade. There are some instances where an explanation for the violence which has occured can be provided.
Is there not one woman in the world who will spin out control with abusive language, violent behavior, arrogance and vindictive behaviour when they are drunk and/or on drugs. Maybe they just have the biggest mouth and smallest brain, and are out to press the poor male partners buttons.
What if she continuously assualts him. There are kids and he is too scared to leave them alone but child safety has already named him a wife basher. What if it is because the woman continuously abuses the child as a means of attack against the father. What better weapon than a helpless child that is adored more than anything in the world by the father.
What a living hell to be put through by child safety. Forced to stay with someone you have witnessed abusing your own child, as a means of hurting you. You hate them for it but cannot take the child away because child safety in their wisdom have deemed the alcoholic, drug addict mother an outstanding parent.
Next is an all out war on the father. Forget about relationship counselling, it has been decided this man, Who has been traumatised each time he intercepts or witnesses a horrific act of child abuse, most times just that little to late to avert the disaster.
Who does the father turn to? Child safety. What about Life Line? I was told by my anger management counsellor ( I have never been in a violent relationship before) that there is a syndrome named after a doctor, some genius, and if there has been domestic violence then a woman who abuses or neglects an infant is not at fault. It is the fathers fault.
Exit left stage from Lifeline and enter Relationships Australia. Anger management, group classes, weekly, 2 hours a week for ten weeks. Lets think of other words for anger and put them outside this square, and whose fault is it, put it outside this square, and what can you do, put it inside this square. What a load of shit.
This course is run by two fags whos idea of anger is when their straw is missing from their strawberry thickshake when they have their weekly outing at Wendy's. Forgive my animosity but after 6 boring weeks of sitting through their experiment, as we were the first to complete this course, so its a case of the blind leading the pissed off, you begin to look at the rest of the class and realise they are thinking the same thing. WHAT A WANK. Week six the expert on anger management tells me I dont love my child, I am just saying that, I dont really love him.
So there goes another anger management attempt. But guess what. I worked out how to solve my anger management problem.
I got rid of that big mouth, alcoholic, drug addict, child abusing, kaniving, thieving, lying, lazy, obnoxious braingless low life woman. Now that child safety have taken the child. Forget about letting the father take custody and seeing what he makes of the one chance he is given.
Forget about me. What about the one chance you could have given my boy. Instead you shoved him into an overcrowded foster care system, and let that little one year old boy fend for himself. That will teach the wife basher, and lets get that poor defenseless woman a house, and intensive support from lifeline. Lets get her her own case worker, and lets make her as doey as the mum, so she beleives every bit of bullshit which comes out mothers mouth, and ignore that the father has stated it is only late at night when she becomes heavily intoxicated and violent and abusive towards the father and the child.
Next, child safety will continue its persecution of thefather by
why they get away with it
BECAUSE WE ALLOW IT.....THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO STOP IT AND THAT IS IN NUMBERS...... WE ALL NEED TO GET PAST THE PAIN AND DO !!
CHILD SAFETY MISCONDUCT AND ABUSE...THEIR MODE OF OPERATION.
SILENCE CONDONES BEHAVIOR AND SO THIS MISCONDUCT AND ABUSE IS CONTINUING !!!!
I miss you more each day
The longer it is that I dont see you the more it hurts. They took my baby. I love you Luke, more and more each day.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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So sorry for your loss
I can't imagine the devastation you and your family must be feeling, I am so sorry for your loss.
I am a foster carer in another state. I am ashamed that someone so clearly unsuitable was approved to care for your child, sadly I don't believe this is a rare occurrence. Please don't put us all in the same basket though, the system is far from perfect, but the standards are getting higher. Throughout Australia the child safety departments are much the same, under-funded, under-staffed, and it appears lacking basic common sense, perhaps that was educated out of them.
Your experience with the Child welfare department is far from rare though, even as one of their volunteers I am treated much the same. I wonder if they sometimes believe that they are above making errors, it is certainly a rare occasion to hear any of them say 'sorry' no matter what the circumstance. Instead they will alter the situation to suit their actions (or inaction), and disregard anything that does not fit with their assessment.
I wish you success in your journey to improve this system in your state, and hope that this situation does not occur again for another child, another family. I hope someone will take responsibility for this horror, provide you with the answers you deserve, and improve the internal assessment processes, ensuring that decisions regarding where to place a child are fully risk assessed, for everyone's benefit.
May Luke be at rest peacefully xo
Luke
It was devastating to read your story, I am in Brisbane and wanted to be a foster carer, with three children of my own and at only 30, I thought it would be too much and decided not to, explaining to the department that I didn't want to care for children that I couldn't devote 100% of my time too, I am still constantly emailed by them and receiving phone calls with them trying to get me to foster, and I have blatantly told them I can't do a good job with my own three as well. It is disgraceful, I cannot imagine the absolute devastation you must be going through, I wish you all the strength in the world, please get your story out there, the system needs a massive shake up, love to you and your angel.
Thankyou for your kind wishes and positive thoughts
The truth is I would love to be a foster carer. They still have the hide to tell me I am no good as a parent when I fought to take my child out of an unsafe environment. I wont enter into weather he was safer than me or not, I know he was, but they ignored it and they tell me they know better about children. Why take him away from a father who obviously loves him so much and put him in an overcrowded unit where there is no room for him and he is unwanted and bullied.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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I have not begun my fight yet
We must all wait for the coroners report and hopefully this will conclude all my fears are unfounded. I am still not happy in any regard with Lukes treatment by DOCS.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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Please contact me as soon as
Please contact me as soon as you get this.
The corruption I am confronted with amazes me. A cover up.
Talk about a cover up. Not only does this cover-up envolve the department of child safety Cairns, try adding Child safety Townsville, Child safety complaints and the Queensland Police Service.
I was informed by DOCS and the Queensland Police Detectives that all three of the remaining children living at the foster home where Luke sustained his fatal injuries had been interviewed.
What a surprise for the journalist from "The Australian" to be informed that there were in fact only two other children at the residence, and both were girls. Why was I told by police there was a 4 year old boy, a 6 year old boy and a 9 year old girl.
The thing is...
I will tell my version of events a million times and they will remain the same. I am not lying, and I am willing to swear on my sons grave. I do not say this lightly as I prayed for Lukie for 20 years.
I intend for the next time I am with Luke to be when I am being judged by god, and entering heaven with my son. I feel sure Luke is going no matter what as he was an innocent child and to young to know what a sin was.
The police kicked in my door recently, with the pretence of searching for drugs.
I had no drugs so they have slapped a bullshit charge of serious assault because one of there more shady officers, of course from the drug squad, held my wrist which they allege had a cut.
You shall all burn for eternity for what you are doing. You are turning and slight chance of an accident into a fully blown cover up, cloaked with lies and secrecy.
I am sure we have God on our side, that is myself, Luke, and Lukes army.
Lukes army is building and though you may lock me up, there are others willing to carry lukes baton, and the baton of every child you have murdered by placing them in a situation of danger and neglect.
That makes you murderers. Lukes blood is on your hands as much as those that are responsible. You have got away with this for too long and the game is up, beauracratic skum
Parasites of the unfortunate prepare for your unbroken chain of deciept and corruption to be exposed and come to and end.
You may lock me up for 20 years, but my endless love for my son will always keep this fire burning.
I will hunt you to the end of the earth, remember that when you tuck yourself in each night, how can you live with yourself.
You give the good people in the police, politics and child safety a bad name also. You need to be weeded out and there are to many people who agree with me. This sharade must come to an end.
YOU CANNOT GO ON KILLING OUR CHILDREN.
Lifes misfortunes fall disproportionately on the young.
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for lukes dad
There are no words that can heal your deep pain for your loss. This should not have happened. They didn't look deep enough because they are shallow and cheap.You should of had your son and they should of supported you. Yet they prefer to destroy anything good.Luke knew he could see your beauty and love.Children always do. Docs are tainted they are sterile.They judge you on your past . and who writes this past other sterile government workers.They never knew you .they only knew the person they created in their dirty, delusional, small minds.They should be charged with murder and put away .They had a responsibility they let you and luke down.If there is such a thing as Karma then may they recieve theirs as they deserve it!
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lukes dad
My son is two and half . He was taken in Dec08.My trial is in Nov. He has been severly traumatised and the damage is long term. He looks very much like luke. Your story is clear case of negligence .The people responsible should be charged with murder.They are killing my son as well slowly with their stupid decisions and corruption.I believe all docs workers should under go a psychloigal test and random drug testing as I believe they are the ones that are delusional.They have the right to accuse and be almighty god.Then allow us to test their knowledge and common sense. If we were allowed to Docs wouldn't exist.They are all tarred with the same brush
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lukes dad
I have just read your post and im sitting here bawling my eyes out,I can feel your pain in a way where it just pulled at my heart strings,i would have so much hate for the system and i can understand where your coming from in your loss.No matter what im behind you all the way,someething needs to be done in this unfair and unjust system they are hard to fight but we need people like us to come together.
My 3 children was taken from me also it 1st started back in 2006 they only took my daughter the 1st time and had her for 7mths and then they returned her to me.
I left tasmania moved to nsw and they revoked there 12 mth order in nov 2008 and i returned to tasmania for the easter holidays and they had notifacation i was back in the state and they came and took my daughter from me again and 2 days later turned up 2 take my boys,
my youngest son was 2 and while he was in the care of the carer he was unsupervised and got out a gate ran onto the road and to a neighbours house,so u could only imagine what could of happened to him if wasnt found.my other child had threats made against by older children and sworn at all the time and my younger son had a very bad black bruised ear and they say that they are safer in protected care.yeah right.my daughter has run away from school and has now taken a razor blade to her arm,they say they are the ones that care for these children look at the mental state that it has caused to our children.im paying a morgage and cause this is still unresolved im prevented from returning home.There is so many unfair and unjust cases out there im shocked and my heart crys for a lot of us cause we are victoms to.WE NEED TO STAND UP AND BE HEARD but they are the hardest people to fight they dont lie they just make honest mistakes.I know of things that ive been told of what gos on behind closed doors but yet hard to prove.I would love them all to see how it feels for them to go thru the same things that they put us thru.we are human and we have feelings i dont know how these people sleep at night.
I am in my fourth year of DOCs bullshit
I too was a victim of terrible domestic violence and as long as i stayed in it i apparently was safe, as soon as i had the strength physically and mentally to get away they made the perpurtrator father of the yr and little ole me arsehole of the yr i have been to hell and back over the past 4 yrs but i still here and fighting the biggest fight of my life i have had to workers sacked over 3 yrs ago and now i am in the town where my daughter lives and she has been removed from the father but they still dont want to know that i exist as i suppose that will show how damn wrong they were with the whole case my daughter now is 8 yrs old and they are ready to state ward her they talk about her emotional health like it was always there oh my god she was a lively stable beautiful balanced little girl with me till these arsewipes got it so wrong, but like u where the hell do we get the power money and privilage to set the record straight and knock these dumb arseholes of there pedestals Karma maybe what goes round comes around oh god i so tired look what they do to good decent ppls like ourselves and others in the same boat shame docs shame
GOD BLESS YOU
Michael,how sad your story is about your little boy Luke what a little darling he looked i just cant understand why the system failed you and your beautiful son reading your story how gut wrenching, every line i was reading it broke my heart you were calling on someone for help and you weren't listened to im so disgusted on how they handled this im a mother of three and i could not start to begin how you felt and how your feeling now my heart goes out to you words cant describe Micheal how sad i feel for you (a child) a poor innocent child had to suffer and endure pain like little Luke did we all should be getting petitions up and get the right people in these jobs so that they can stop this sort stuff happening again (they needed a kick)what do you have to do to make these stupid so called professional people get to listen to you,im so sad for you Micheal and my heart goes out to you may you find peace in knowing that theirs people out there that understand what you are going through god bless you and god bless little luke hes with the angels now and nobody can hurt him again
Re: My little boy is dead at 2 years old. I tried and tried ...
SO Sorry for the loss of your obviously georgous son, and nothing I could ever say would heal your broken heart. What I wouldlike to say is that I had just started to read your story online and as a foster mum of 4 smallies I have to conhear to certain rule of care for all these children including my own. I have 4 babies, 4children of my own and my niece(custody)(Previous foster child, child of extreme abuse)(parental roles) in my home. I must say I am a very hands on mum, but I know some foster parents should not be in foster care, sorry to say but they are not equiped (even with training)to handle the distress some of these children come into care with inculding the fact they have been ripped away from the only family they know. This brings me to a situation I faced in xmas holidays. My niece hurt 2 of the smaller children, I had her removed from our home and placed into foster care with another family, the dept in their rules and regulation, told me to get "L" help They would have to go to a judge and tell them "L" was at risk of harm. I said from whom. They said"well you as you are the maternal aunt, so you would be classed as the "Facilitator of abuse by negelct", OMG I freaked out and said Never would they class me as that, and I would not agree to them lying in a court of law, and I would attend and tell the judge that they are lieing in federal court and to arresst them, as they had custody of her in the first place and why were we never told of this behaviour before. I said I would take "L" back and was told "L" was fine and with them now, and the investigation was not done yet, so nothing was decided. I said you pre-judged what you were going to say, so you have made up your mind before hand, so it is illegal what you have done and I would go to court and say this.
They said they only had 2 or 3 rules to go under
1. abuse sexual
2. abuse by negelct
3. abuse by physical harm.
Not abuse by "L" own actions to others or to self (self harm). Not any type of councilling was ever done for "L" since 3 months old when "L" first came to the dept (vic) attention. But I was to be the "abuser by negect". As I removed her from our house even though "I did the right thing by their book".
According to rules.
1. remove a child from harm or harming other. "L" was removed away from all children straight away spent 6 hours sitting on stairs waiting for placment.
2. report it straight away. Did that told investigation would have to take place. No worries "L" was the agressor.
3. Meeting in office told where "L" would stay and if we had any concern to call. took all the info of incident down and spoke for 2-3hrs about how much care "L" would need and in agreement they said yes "L" needed help and they could get "L" it all if placed in care.
4. Told I would be classed as facillitator of abuse by negelct. No WAy
5. spoke to "friends(am former foster child know the ropes) and explained situation. They spoke to "friends" who in turn spoke to Friends.
6. Next meeting EXTRA people showed up and low and behold L came home with us and with all the extra councilling lL needed, so hopefully everything will go well.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS DO THINGS IN WRITTING ALWAYS ASK FOR CONFIRMATION OR REGISTERED MAIL, SO THEY HAVE TO SIGN FOR IT. iF EMAIL ASK FOR CONFIRMATION ON RECIPT AND READING MAIL.
When emailing, always send to everyone at the same time, so when they read your email they will see who else gets it and they will have No excuse to say they did not. and they Have to respond.
Always include at the end that "If this matter is not seen to in a timely manner(time and date ) then the matter will be moved on to the next appropriate persons, media. Always say this as it will get every ones attention.
Always name in full the people you have contacted so those in higher positions can contact them for a Please Explain.
Well I hope this helps some for anyone.
Jblair09