Exactly. There are a lot of people saying she hurt the kids. But who STOOD UP for them? Did any of the grandparents call CPS? Did the dad? Why didn't the dad go to court and push for supervised visitation only, given that he is divorcing her for her mistreatment of the children??? A temporary restraining order, ANYTHING?! And I'm not just SAYING that, I'm currently living it with my own child. If she's not safe, she's not going. Period. Yes, going to court is hard to do, and lots of abuse claims are made in divorces, blah blah blah... but it sounds like there was a lot of proof, a lot of witnesses. This woman wasn't shy about abusing her kids in front of others. So why didn't anyone speak up?
Meaning to notify CPS and actually doing so are two entirely different things. If someone had called CPS's 24 hour intake line the day the cut head was discovered and informed them of what the 4 year old said, action would have been taken. CPS has investigators that come out on weekends in extremely emergent cases. I'm not talking about letting the TV babysit, leaving the kid in the playpen, etc. I'm talking about it being said that the child was withheld from the father awhile back and then another grandma saying it was because the baby was bruised up. That was posted here, not sure by whom at the moment. And the fact that others have seen her grabbing the child by the arm and yanking her around. And the fact that the FATHER left the mother because of her abusive ways!!!! That is all reportable.
Did anyone take Elaina to the hospital for a scan of her head to make sure her brain wasn't bleeding? If no, WHY NOT?! CPS would have been called to the hospital. That is child abuse and the hospital would have reported it. Maybe Elaina would have been saved if someone took her to the hospital with that cut on her head. She lived with her dad... why didn't he take her? Scabbed over or not, there would have still be evidence of a traumatic injury. I don't get how someone can see a baby with a big cut on their head, hear the story of how it happened, and then let Elaina back around the person that hurt her.
Could have, should have, but nobody DID. That's the point. And WHY NOT?