wenwe4
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I am holding out hope that the older children interacted with the 3-year old enough to give her some measure of comfort and a little love. From reports, it sounded like the boy was caring for the baby; her even went to a neighbor when it was crying too much. So maybe they cared a bit for the 3 year old? And she is a little better off than we think?
Initially I thought that the 10 year old went to the neighbor for help. Turns out, the neighbor had agreed to keep an eye on the 10 y/o that day while he played with her 13 y/o son. The 10 y/o did try to soothe the babies and it was the 13 y/o friend who called his own mother (the neighbor) to ask how to get the babies to stop crying. Had it not been for this 13 y/o boy seeking assistance, I don't think the 10 y/o would have ever sought it out on his own - and that is where I think the "witness intimidation" portion plays into this case. I think EM intimidated the 2 older kids to never give up the secrets of what was going on in that house and it took 2 weeks before the older kids would give statements that triggered LEO going back into that home. (MOO)