CA - Raijon Daniels, 8, tortured to death, Richmond, 26 Oct 2006 *Insanity*

[Socks]

November 2006

An 8-year-old Richmond boy who died after his mother allegedly tortured him for months told social workers in January that she "takes good care of him" and that they do "fun things together," according to state records released Thursday that reveal new details about official responses to previous reports of the boy's abuse.

When CYS came to our house, I was told by my father to tell them that we were happy, that we were never hit, and we didn't want to leave the house. I knew better than to say otherwise. I was 10 years old.

 

[sherri79]

the mom says he was ill. this is the link that i am using. http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_6591062?nclick_check=1

suggesting instead that the boy flogged himself and perhaps drank Pine-Sol.

they are not saying the boy was not beat. they say the boy beat himself.

swelling and bruises with "train track" patterns. Some of the patterns were "looped around," suggesting a strap or cord injury. Raijon had significant scarring under the skin and a "raw, irritated" penis, said Reiber.
"Many of the injuries in this case, mechanically, could have been self-inflicted, correct?" Costy asked the pathologist.

ketoacidosis

could have been caused by starvation or Diabetes. i am unaware of self harm being used as a symptom of Diabetes.

isopropyl alcohol

found in his blood. could have came from pinesol or high levels of acid caused by starvation.

Raijon's bedroom had a lock on the outside of the door and contained a pair of motion detectors and a "video surveillance camera."

again i am unaware of this as a treatment for Diabetes.

kids can have rare illnesses. i feel for every parent who has to fight to get their kids the medical help they need. a parent who uses a rare illness as a excuse to abuse their child disgust me.

 

[Reannan]

I think this horrible case may well illustrate a system that failed at multiple levels. The mother apparently had mental health issues. Dealing with a high needs child is hard enough under the best of circumstances, but for someone who isn't intellectually or emotionally equipped to meet the challenge, is a disaster in the making. Of course, there is no evidence at this point that he had an illness.....it just seems to be a strong possibility given several of the pieces of evidence the public has been made privy to. I still can't believe a pathologist who was testifying about an autopsy he performed would not have had access to previous medical records. I work in healthcare (with pathologist), and I guess nothing should surprise me, but just like true crime.......I am always amazed at the new levels people can reach.

 

[SewingDeb]

When CYS came to our house, I was told by my father to tell them that we were happy, that we were never hit, and we didn't want to leave the house. I knew better than to say otherwise. I was 10 years old.

That's what I was thinking. He had been told what to say and what not to say.

 

[dark_shadows]

I disagree... it is possible the injury was caused by illness rather then her beating him but in either case it was her job to keep him safe ... whether that be getting help for her bad parenting skills or getting him to a hospital if he was that deathly ill.
It all boils down to the same thing...
She was the one who should have not let it get to that point.
Who the hell can sit back while their child is that sick and not take him to a hospital?

My very dear Amraann,:blowkiss: :blowkiss:

Thank-you so much for your post.

All of my Love and Respect to you,
dark_shadows

 

[dark_shadows]

After reading this and learning that Raijon ran away from home three times, one time jumping out of a second story window to get away, I believe this was more than a case of child with a medical condition.

http://bts.dragonpack.com/spotlight07.shtml

Very dear SewingDeb,:blowkiss:

Thank-you so much for posting the links.

Much Love and Respect to you,
dark_shadows

 

[dark_shadows]

the mom says he was ill. this is the link that i am using. http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_6591062?nclick_check=1

they are not saying the boy was not beat. they say the boy beat himself. could have been caused by starvation or Diabetes. i am unaware of self harm being used as a symptom of Diabetes. found in his blood. could have came from pinesol or high levels of acid caused by starvation. again i am unaware of this as a treatment for Diabetes.

kids can have rare illnesses. i feel for every parent who has to fight to get their kids the medical help they need. a parent who uses a rare illness as a excuse to abuse their child disgust me.

Hello dear Sherri,:blowkiss:

Thank-you very much for your post.


All of my Love and Respect to you,
dark_shadows

 

[SewingDeb]

You are always welcome, Dark Shadows.

Do you think the expert witness who had not seen the child's medical record will be an appealable issue?

 

[dark_shadows]

Here is an article with videos from her court appearance today.

Richmond Mom Accused Of Torture Appears In Court

Her bail was set at $1.15 million bail. The next court date is November 17.
Moses could also face murder charges in the death of her son, but prosecutors are waiting for the results of an autopsy to determine his cause of death. Police have said Raijon ingested pine-scented cleaning fluid.



Respectfully,
dark_shadows

 

[dark_shadows]

Father Of Slain Richmond 8-Year-Old Speaks Out


REspectfully,
dark_shadows

 

[SewingDeb]

She told him he was not the boy's father and cut him out of his child's life...couldn't be found. That is even more sad.

 

[dark_shadows]

Eyes on agency after boy's death

From the article;


Police reports of contacts with Raijon show no evidence that CFS caseworkers ever inspected the home. Twice, police reported to CFS that Raijon ran away, and once, an official at his former school, King Elementary, reported to CFS concerns about his behavior and lack of nutrition. All of the referrals came last year.
Moses, who gave birth to Raijon when she was 15, had told school officials to stop feeding him cafeteria food. She later pulled him out of the school.
Moses dismissed the report by school officials in a Nov. 7, 2005, letter to a county court commissioner in a child custody case over her daughter. She wrote that she had stopped spoiling Raijon with junk food, and his anger led him to 'go to school begging, lying and over-exaggerating the hunger because of his new eating habits ...
'My son is very smart, intelligent, crafty and sneaky when need be and because of the change of attention that he was receiving he would go to any lengths to get that unwarranted attention from whomever he could victimize.'
Moses also wrote of her new approach to parenting -- to be tougher on her son, whom she described as spoiled.




He didn't want to go home. A police officer went to Moses' apartment and saw some odd signs, including a chained fish tank. He wrote a report and forwarded it to the county agency.






Respectfully,
dark_shadows






Raijon did flee, twice.
In July 2005, a patron at a fast-food restaurant called police after noticing him playing alone on the restaurant's jungle gym for two hours. Raijon told officers he ran away because his baby sitter used handcuffs on him. He denied that his mother abused him. The officer took him home, then forwarded a report to the county agency.
A social worker decided no further investigation was needed, police said.
On Nov. 23 he ran again, this time jumping out the window of his second-floor apartment. Police found him walking near Hilltop Mall in Richmond, carrying toys he said he stole at a store.
He didn't want to go home. A police officer went to Moses' apartment and saw some odd signs, including a chained fish tank. He wrote a report and forwarded it to the county agency.

 

[Taximom]

Hmm, I'm not sure what is so odd about a chained fish tank. I would think it was to keep it upright?

We have to keep things up high from my daughter (who is 7.5 yrs and delayed) and locks on ALL doors to keep her out of what could be dangerous places. We even had to use toy handcuffs on the side-by-side refrigerator handles because she just would not let them be if she was in the kitchen! (Now that would be weird looking to me, but explainable!)

It sounds like Child Protective Services has failed another child. I still think the mother is guilty of something, but I'm not sure what.

This is SO sad. I wish I could have taken him in myself.

D_S, thanks, as always, for the links. :blowkiss:

 

[sherri79]

Hmm, I'm not sure what is so odd about a chained fish tank. I would think it was to keep it upright?

We have to keep things up high from my daughter (who is 7.5 yrs and delayed) and locks on ALL doors to keep her out of what could be dangerous places. We even had to use toy handcuffs on the side-by-side refrigerator handles because she just would not let them be if she was in the kitchen! (Now that would be weird looking to me, but explainable!)

It sounds like Child Protective Services has failed another child. I still think the mother is guilty of something, but I'm not sure what.

This is SO sad. I wish I could have taken him in myself.

D_S, thanks, as always, for the links. :blowkiss:

depends on what they mean by chained up. a chain that keeps it up against the wall would not be strange. you would not want a child to try and pull themselves up on it and tip it over. a tank with chains wrapped around it to keep the cover on would be strange. even if you have fish that jump a chain would be over kill to keep the lid on. now if you had a child you starved and he tried to get water from the tank you may need a chain to keep him out.

 

[sherri79]

Eyes on agency after boy's death


From the article;

great link thank you for the info.

 

[gardenmom]

depends on what they mean by chained up. a chain that keeps it up against the wall would not be strange. you would not want a child to try and pull themselves up on it and tip it over. a tank with chains wrapped around it to keep the cover on would be strange. even if you have fish that jump a chain would be over kill to keep the lid on. now if you had a child you starved and he tried to get water from the tank you may need a chain to keep him out.

Good point.

 

[Taximom]

depends on what they mean by chained up. a chain that keeps it up against the wall would not be strange. you would not want a child to try and pull themselves up on it and tip it over. a tank with chains wrapped around it to keep the cover on would be strange. even if you have fish that jump a chain would be over kill to keep the lid on. now if you had a child you starved and he tried to get water from the tank you may need a chain to keep him out.

Ah, I see now.

Or perhaps he tried to play with the fish too.

In that case, just get rid of the fishtank, right?!

 

[mayelf]

Sorry if posted elsewhere,

this update just came up

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/16/BAMR1AL5ND.DTL

This is by far the sickest thing I have ever read. Someone else can post the details here if you want, but I think she should be rotting in hell, not a mental institution.

 

[Lovejac]

Eyes on agency after boy's death

From the article;


Police reports of contacts with Raijon show no evidence that CFS caseworkers ever inspected the home. Twice, police reported to CFS that Raijon ran away, and once, an official at his former school, King Elementary, reported to CFS concerns about his behavior and lack of nutrition. All of the referrals came last year.
Moses, who gave birth to Raijon when she was 15, had told school officials to stop feeding him cafeteria food. She later pulled him out of the school.
Moses dismissed the report by school officials in a Nov. 7, 2005, letter to a county court commissioner in a child custody case over her daughter. She wrote that she had stopped spoiling Raijon with junk food, and his anger led him to 'go to school begging, lying and over-exaggerating the hunger because of his new eating habits ...
'My son is very smart, intelligent, crafty and sneaky when need be and because of the change of attention that he was receiving he would go to any lengths to get that unwarranted attention from whomever he could victimize.'
Moses also wrote of her new approach to parenting -- to be tougher on her son, whom she described as spoiled.




He didn't want to go home. A police officer went to Moses' apartment and saw some odd signs, including a chained fish tank. He wrote a report and forwarded it to the county agency.






Respectfully,
dark_shadows






Raijon did flee, twice.
In July 2005, a patron at a fast-food restaurant called police after noticing him playing alone on the restaurant's jungle gym for two hours. Raijon told officers he ran away because his baby sitter used handcuffs on him. He denied that his mother abused him. The officer took him home, then forwarded a report to the county agency.
A social worker decided no further investigation was needed, police said.
On Nov. 23 he ran again, this time jumping out the window of his second-floor apartment. Police found him walking near Hilltop Mall in Richmond, carrying toys he said he stole at a store.
He didn't want to go home. A police officer went to Moses' apartment and saw some odd signs, including a chained fish tank. He wrote a report and forwarded it to the county agency.

Sorry if posted elsewhere,

this update just came up

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/16/BAMR1AL5ND.DTL

This is by far the sickest thing I have ever read. Someone else can post the details here if you want, but I think she should be rotting in hell, not a mental institution.

from the article :furious:

The boy lived in a locked bedroom that was rigged with a surveillance camera and motion detectors that notified Moses when Raijon got off the bed, police said. Moses restrained her son with a nylon cord tied around his wrists, arms and legs and fed him food mixed in a blender, police said.

She used a high-pressure water hose every day to wash waste off his body and forced him to soak in a tub of his own waste and Pine-Sol to deter him from relieving himself, authorities said.

Moses admitted that on the day of Raijon's death, she sprayed him with cold water and poured Pine-Sol on his genitals, police said.

I wonder who has his 3 year old sister.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/16/BAMR1AL5ND.DTL#ixzz0X4fDCZTI

 

[Texas Mist]

Sorry if posted elsewhere,

this update just came up

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/16/BAMR1AL5ND.DTL

This is by far the sickest thing I have ever read. Someone else can post the details here if you want, but I think she should be rotting in hell, not a mental institution.

I'm right there with you mayelf...she sounds 'twisted' but not mentally ill --unless every horrible abuse story we hear about is perpetrated by someone insane.

The explanation for her hiouse of horrors makes no sense....if a child has continence problems, take him to the doctor!!! :furious:

I think she's a sadist...I hope she never gets out of whereever she's going, or you & both know we'll be hearing about her again.