Deceased/Not Found CA - Baki Dewees, 3 weeks old, left with his parents from Palmdale, parents arrested in Ogden, UT, w/o him, poss dead, 3 May 2024

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OCT 30, 2024

Man pleads not guilty in son’s death

LANCASTER — A man whose 3-week-old baby went missing from a Palmdale home in early May has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.

www.avpress.com

Yusuf Dewees, 24, entered his not guilty plea late Monday to one count each of murder, assault on a child causing death and child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death involving his son, Baki Dewees, some time between May 2 and May 3.

“... Baki’s body has sadly not been located,’’ Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami said earlier this year.

 

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Negligence Suit Brought Against LACo on Behalf of Missing Infant's Siblings - MyNewsLA.com

A lawsuit was filed against Los Angeles County and the Department of Children and Family Services on behalf of the minor siblings of a 3-week-old baby who went missing from a Palmdale home in early May, alleging negligence on the part of social workers and a conspiracy by the child’s parents to...

mynewsla.com

A lawsuit was filed against Los Angeles County and the Department of Children and Family Services on behalf of the minor siblings of a 3-week-old baby who went missing from a Palmdale home in early May, alleging negligence on the part of social workers and a conspiracy by the child’s parents to kill him.

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The DCFS “failed to investigate and intervene, despite receiving multiple child endangerment referrals concerning the children, and as a consequence, failed to comply with these mandatory duties,” the suit alleges.

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