General legal information furnished as a service of Fort Lauderdale / West Palm Beach family law attorney Janet Langjahr
A seven month old Las Vegas baby recently died as a result of an intentional blunt force trauma to his head, according to authorities.
His foster mother awaits trial for murder, but remains on house arrest.
Surprisingly, under the circumstances, the woman reportedly pleaded no contest to civil charges of abuse and neglect in connection with his death.
According to her attorney, that’s only because, as a result of the incident, she has been barred from any in-person contact with her own two young children, and has been required to move out of her own home while her mother and husband care for them.
The mother reportedly looks forward to the prospect of having face-to-face visits with her kids, albeit supervised visits.
The mother of two worked as a teacher for more than fifteen years and is said to have no criminal or similar history, despite having cared for thirteen other foster children.
Read more in this Las Vegas Review-Journal article: Suspect focused on getting her kids back.
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