Unnamed Boy - 2 yo & 10 pounds - Moses Lake/ Bellingham WA

A 2-year-old boy weighing less than 10 pounds was found in
his Moses Lake home in a case that one investigator called the "worst
case of child abuse or neglect" he has ever seen.
The toddler is on life support at Providence-Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, authorities said.
Grant County sheriff's deputies were called to the boy's home around 1 p.m.
Wednesday along with paramedics and EMTs from Grant Fire District 5 and
AMR. When they got there, they found the boy, who appeared extremely
malnourished, with no heartbeat, said Kyle Foreman, a Grant County spokesman.
Emergency responders performed CPR and got the boy's
heart beating again. He was taken to Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake,
then flown to Sacred Heart.
When he was admitted, the boy weighed less than 10 pounds, Foreman said.
The average weight range for a 2-year-old boy in the United States is 34 to 48 pounds,
according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
One of the investigating detectives who has been in law enforcement for 23
years called this the "worst case" he's seen, but Foreman said people
need to have patience.
"We know when we have any type of suspected
child abuse, it does spur outrage among people ... but with that in
mind, we need people not to take any action themselves and let
detectives do their work."

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/05/12/2519096/frail-2-year-old-boy-found-near.html

A two-year-old Moses Lake, Washington, boy
is on life support, after he was found without a heartbeat, and weighing
less than 10 pounds.
Firefighters and paramedics were called to
his rural home, about 7 miles northwest of Moses Lake, around 1 p.m.
Wednesday by someone inside the house. They arrived to find the boy had
stopped breathing and was in cardiac arrest. His mother had been
performing CPR. Paramedics continued to work on the boy, and after
using a defibrillator, revived him. It's not clear how long the boy's
heart had been stopped prior to their arrival.

The boy was taken to Samaritan Hospital in
Moses Lake, and was immediately flown to Sacred Heart Hospital in
Spokane, where he remains on life support.

It was hospital staff in Moses Lake who first
suspected child abuse or neglect, and called the Grant County Sheriff's
Office. A search warrant was served at the home Wednesday evening, but
we're told nothing ‘terribly unusual' was found. The family is said to
live in a nice neighborhood, and reportedly has the means to feed their
children.

Grant County Sheriff's Office Public
Information Officer Kyle Foreman did not immediately know if they'd been
called to the family's home in the past, nor could he speak about the
health of the couple's other four children. The couple had five
children in total: a 14-year-old boy, three girls ages 10, 7, and 4, and
this little 2-year-old boy. As a precaution, their other four children
have been taken out of the home and are now in the custody of Child
Protective Services.

Now, the entire three-person Grant County
major crimes team is working on this case. Foreman said pictures of the
boy show he's emaciated, and the shocking and heartbreaking photos have
affected even the investigators. One veteran, with 23 years experience
in law enforcement, says this is the worst case of child abuse he's ever seen.

The family's name is not yet being released –
both for their privacy and protection. Foreman emphasized no charges
have yet been filed as detectives work to build their case, and he asks
the public for patience.

"They watch TV every week, they watch Law and
Order, they see that a case starts at 8:00 and it's all wrapped up by
9:00 and someone's going to jail, and that's just not the case in real
life," he said. "We need time to interview people, we need time to
build a case, and if charges need to be filed, it takes time to do
that."

Foreman didn't know if the boy had any other
visible signs of abuse, like bruising or scars, but said everyone
working on the case is praying for his recovery.

"Any time a child has something bad happen to
them, that sparks outrage in people," Foreman said. "But we need the
public's help to be patient and allow the detectives to do their jobs."

As the investigation continues, the search
warrant and other information surrounding the boy's family is expected
to be released Tuesday.
http://www.khq.com/story/18345306/two-year-old-boy-on-life-support-amid-child-abuse-investigation

Malnourished Moses Lake boy in critical condition

A search warrant obtained by a Grant County sheriff's detective provides
a little more information about a 2-year-old Moses Lake boy who was so
malnourished he weighed less than 10 pounds.



MOSES LAKE, Wash. — A search warrant obtained by a Grant County sheriff's detective provides a little more information about a 2-year-old Moses Lake boy who was so malnourished he weighed less than 10 pounds.The search warrant released Tuesday says the boy had no hair or muscle tone and had a body temperature of only 89 degrees.

His mother was giving him CPR when emergency responders arrived at the home last week. He was airlifted to Spokane in critical condition.
KXLY reports the parents are cooperating with the investigation. Four other children from the home are now in the care of Child Protective Services.

KHQ reports the mother told a detective she had consulted a naturalist and a Chinese herbal provider for treatment.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/16/2146721/malnourished-moses-lake-boy-in.html

She would have been better off feeding him. So would he.

Un Freakin Believable. If a two year old only weighs 10 lbs then you get him to a real doctor or the hospital. Of course he's not going to live when he's that emanciated and obviously not eating. What is wrong with parents. They had plenty of other kids so they should know what is normal. Unless it's proven that the parents have been taking the baby to a doctor and he was under constant supervision, they need to be charged with child neglect and have their other kids taken away.

Child neglect isn't strong enough.

Attempted murder would be better.

If he dies, then they should be charged with murder.

They are both POSs who should bew spayed and neutered and never allowed to be around children again. Ever.

BabyJ, haven't seen much of you lately. Nice to see you again.

twinkletoes wrote:BabyJ, haven't seen much of you lately. Nice to see you again.

Hi Twink. Good to see you too. I've been busy with family matters and pc problems so haven't been able to visit much. Hope you are doing well.

babyjustice wrote:

twinkletoes wrote:BabyJ, haven't seen much of you lately. Nice to see you again.

Hi Twink. Good to see you too. I've been busy with family matters and pc problems so haven't been able to visit much. Hope you are doing well.

I am. Glad to have you back. We are always of one mind.

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