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Foster mother tortured girl for years, Woman pleads guilty, couldface 14 years in prison |
Foster mother tortured girl for years
Woman pleads guilty, could face 14 years in prison
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/333013_mother25.html
By SCOTT GUTIERREZ
P-I REPORTER
A Federal Way woman who punished her foster daughter by jabbing
hypodermic needles into the girl's eyes and smashing her feet with
10-pound weights pleaded guilty Monday to assault charges and could face
up to 14 years imprisonment.
Chornice Y. Kabbelliyaa, 34, a licensed foster care provider who
tortured the girl for years, is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 16 at the
Regional Justice Center in Kent. Kabbelliyaa took in the victim, now 16,
and her brother, when the girl was 5, according to court records.
Kabbelliyaa pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree assault, plus
two counts of second-degree assault. Prosecutors will pursue the longest
possible prison term under sentencing guidelines, which ranges from 10
to 14 years, King County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Dan Donohoe said.
For years, Kabbelliyaa, who also goes by Lewis, was the focus of
complaints from teachers, counselors and others about the girl's
well-being, giving social workers several chances to remove her from the
home. In a story earlier this year, The News Tribune in Tacoma revealed
how Department of Social and Health Services workers often took
Kabbelliyaa at her word when investigating complaints and gave her the
benefit of the doubt because of the reported family connection between
her and the victim. Kabbelliyaa claimed the victim also was her cousin.
The agency reviewed its own handling of the case and retrained or
reassigned some workers as a result, according to the newspaper.
But, inside her home, Kabbelliyaa once beat the girl with an umbrella
for handing her a mismatched pair of flip-flops. Doctors examined the
victim and found she had no vision in her right eye and puncture wounds
to her left eye, caused by needles used to treat Kabbelliyaa's mother's
diabetes. The girl's tongue was burned because the defendant had heated
forks on a stovetop to stick into the girl's mouth, court documents say.
After some beatings, Kabbelliyaa would forbid the girl from attending
school until her injuries healed, court documents say.
It wasn't until January 2006 that authorities removed the girl from
Kabbelliyaa's apartment. At first, Kabbelliyaa denied the girl was home,
but social workers with DSHS' Division of Licensed Resources and a
police officer sent to investigate noticed a blanket on the floor move.
They lifted the blanket and found the victim hidden underneath, court
records say.
Kabbelliyaa ran from the building, fleeing with her three biological
children. She was arrested a month later in Houston by a fugitive task
force under the U.S. Marshals Service. A judge determined earlier this
year that Kabbelliyaa was competent to stand trial after her mental
health was evaluated at Western State Hospital.
She is being held in the King County Jail with bail set at $1 million.
P-I reporter Scott Gutierrez can be reached at 206-903-5396 or
scottgutierrez@seattlepi.com.
CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA
WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....
CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.
every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...
http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf
http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com
Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS
*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*
Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5
Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT
FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON...
BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...
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