how does a 6 year old even have that violent thought? he should be playing with toy cars and super hero figures
My heart goes out to this family. What a thing to carry through life. Perhaps he has seen stabbings in a movie, T.V. show, video streaming, or video game and was mimicking what he saw?
Yes, what a tragic fatal incident! And we still know nothing about boys' family background and circumstances.I'd guess he's seen and experienced things he shouldn't have done at that age. JMO.
Tragic.
I think by age 6, he'd be able to understand that a knife is sharp and can harm. What a terrible situation.My heart goes out to this family. What a thing to carry through life. Perhaps he has seen stabbings in a movie, T.V. show, video streaming, or video game and was mimicking what he saw?
Very good question, Do these kinds of children end up in a place like 7 yr old Serenity? Or is their history completely hidden from a foster family and never revealed to an adopted one? My thoughts are more of what if's than anything .In cases like this, what happens to the 6 year old? I would think 6 is too young for juvie, and obviously way too young for prison. Does a 6 year old understand the severity of these actions??
Serenity's story is devastating. I didn't know about it until now, thank you for the article link.Very good question, Do these kinds of children end up in a place like 7 yr old Serenity? Or is their history completely hidden from a foster family and never revealed to an adopted one? My thoughts are more of what if's than anything .
Link to Serenity's Story .
Serenity Dennard disappearance: 2019 mystery still causing misery
The only thing that should happen to a child that age is whatever therapy is needed and being removed from their home if it's an abusive one.In cases like this, what happens to the 6 year old? I would think 6 is too young for juvie, and obviously way too young for prison. Does a 6 year old understand the severity of these actions??
I could see this being the case. I just can't fathom having to reconcile that the child you care for every day murdered your other child. How would you continue to compartmentalize that?I doubt he ends up being removed from his home, unless more comes out to warrant that. And doubt his family are blaming him, at least that's what we'd hope. I think most families would be doubling-down that he's just a little kid who didn't truly understand nor intend the outcome. JMO.
Father faced a criminal case in 2022 for beating the then 4 year old who is now 6. The 2 year old brother shares a mother with the accused child, but not a father.
DCFS has been involved with this family since at least 2022. the 6 year old received a diagnosis of ODD at the age of 4.
A friend that I lived with for quite a while had a stepson with ODD, and he was also abused by a parent (prior to him living with us) and that was ROUGH. Trauma is a devastating spark to cause something like this. I always worried for the child I lived with, and the other two kids in the house as well, because of his violent tendencies that came from his ODD.many more details have come to light about the childhood environment and parents of the two boys. Father faced a criminal case in 2022 for beating the then 4 year old who is now 6. The 2 year old brother shares a mother with the accused child, but not a father.
DCFS has been involved with this family since at least 2022. the 6 year old received a diagnosis of ODD at the age of 4.
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