CA - 1-Year-Old Leilani Dream Burley Thrown Into LA River By Angry Father - Long Beach

[JoeFromLB]

Mother Shares Heartbreaking Words After Baby's Body Found in LA River, Child's Father Arrested

He was mad so he threw his baby daughter into the river.

I might have to take a break...this is all too much sometimes.

 

[JoeFromLB]

 

[YaYa_521]

Police arrest Inglewood father after baby girl's body found in Los Angeles River in Long Beach

An Inglewood father has been arrested for murder after his baby daughter's body was recovered from the Los Angeles River in Long Beach.

abc7.com

SBM

"My daughter was murdered by her father," Lynisha Hull told Eyewitness News. "He threw her off the bridge." [snip] He was angry at the time he picked them up but didn't say or do anything that would foreshadow what he was then accused of doing.

 

[YaYa_521]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1600316498475552768

 

[borndem]

Oh, what a beautiful child, so happy & healthy-looking. Gone.

Couldn't any one of us just want to hold her & make her smile that sweet baby-girl smile?
What in the world caused a person to do this to his apparently own daughter? Was Leilani scared of him and started crying?
And what do you say to the 3 y/o sibling who asks, "Where is Leilani? Where is Leilani?"
At least her father -- her father -- has been charged and is in custody.
How much sleep will mom and grandmother get these sad, sad nights?
And how long will the 3 year-old keep looking for Leilani?

Fly high and keep smiling, sweet angel Leilani.
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And bless you, @JoeFromLB, for bringing us so many cases, and for being so tender-hearted about these beautiful children that are gone all too soon, and for no good reason.

 

[YaYa_521]

 

[charminglane]

I really love this photo.

 

[YaYa_521]

I really love this photo.

Me too! Her mom's smile tells me everything I need to know about how much she loved Leilani. My heart weeps with hers. And she's right when she said to Jayveon, "You're gonna reap what you sowed". MOO

 

[JoeFromLB]

The last thing I could find about this disturbing case was in March, 2023. His defense attorney asked for a mental evaluation of Burley. After that, nothing. That was almost two years ago.
I don't get it, but then again this is California and more specifically L.A. County, where justice moves at a glacial pace.
I will look around and see if I can find some court records.

 

[JoeFromLB]

Okay, an L.A. County inmate search shows he's confined at Patton State Hospital. No other details. I suppose he will remain there indefinitely until deemed fit for trial. That could be forever.

 

[Gemmie]

Okay, an L.A. County inmate search shows he's confined at Patton State Hospital. No other details. I suppose he will remain there indefinitely until deemed fit for trial. That could be forever.

Patton is a forensic psychiatric hospital located in Patton, CA, in San Bernardino County. DSH-Patton was established in 1890 and opened in 1893. DSH-Patton provides treatment to forensically and civilly committed patients within a secure treatment area. The hospital does not accept voluntary admissions.

California Department of State Hospitals - Patton

www.dsh.ca.gov

And interesting info in the wiki: Patton State Hospital - Wikipedia