Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness

The godparents/guardians of a 2-year-old girl left in their care after her parents were deployed to Germany and Iraq were arrested in connection with the beating death of the child.  There appears to be evidence that the child’s brother was also abused.  Of course, the abusers gave the classic “she fell down the stairs” excuse, which was later shown to be inconsistent with the child’s injuries upon examination.

The pain that these parents must be feeling is unthinkable, not only that their child has died, but that she died at the hands of someone they trusted and that they were unable to be with her in her final moments in this world.