EvilOlivE
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I just cannot comprehend this. This murderer had 4 of her own children that were apparently not abused like Zya. I've seen many cases like this, where a parent or parents take care of other children and single one out for abuse, I just don't understand. I can't even fathom what this little girl went through in her short life, I just don't have words.
A guardian has been charged with murder in the death of a malnourished and brutally abused four-year-old Philadelphia girl who was previously thought to have fallen out a second-floor window.
The district attorney’s office said in a press release on Tuesday that 38-year-old Samilya Brown was charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child and more in the death of Zya Singleton.
Police were called on October 30 to a home in the 1700 block of Folsom Street in the Fairmount neighborhood. Brown told them that Zya, who had been in her care for most of her life, had fallen out of a second-floor bedroom window after playing with a cat.
But according to authorities, an examination of the girl at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania was inconsistent with Brown’s story.
The toddler passed away from her injuries on November 3. The medical examiner found evidence of severe and prolonged abuse, including bite marks, open wounds to her face and scalp, cigarette and other larger burns to her left arm and thigh, puncture wounds, and signs of malnourishment.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that when the girl was brought to the hospital, most of her upper lip was missing and she had broken bones in her arms consistent with being restrained.
In addition, evidence was found that Zya’s injuries, including wounds in her mouth, had been treated with homemade stitches, which might have contributed to a severe blood infection.
Caretaker is accused of killing malnourished four-year-old girl covered in bite marks | Daily Mail Online
Jasmine Singleton says she gave custody of her daughter to a family friend because she didn’t have the means to take care of her. She says she never realized that so-called friend would be responsible for Zya’s murder.
“I love my daughter and I wish I didn’t get her back like this,” Singleton said.
Singleton says she never imagined the condition her daughter would be in when she was told the toddler was at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
“I’m going to at least be able to see my baby smile. I’m at least be able to do something,” Singleton said.
Rather, Zya was fatally injured and died on Nov. 3 from a blood infection.
Investigators say her guardian, 38-year-old Samilya Brown, beat and abused her for years.
“You can’t prepare no mom for what I walked in that room and saw. My baby’s face was destroyed, all she had was eyes and a head that was taped up with burns on her body. I walked into the room and walked out,” Singleton said.
“This is potentially one of the worst cases of child abuse that anyone has ever seen,” Assistant District Attorney Chesley Lightsey said.
'I Hope She Burns In This Jail Cell': Biological Mother Speaks Out After 4-Year-Old Daughter Allegedly Abused, Killed By Foster Mother
Guardian charged with murder in death of 4-year-old girl after falsely telling police the child fell from a window, DA says
A guardian has been charged with murder in the death of a malnourished and brutally abused four-year-old Philadelphia girl who was previously thought to have fallen out a second-floor window.
The district attorney’s office said in a press release on Tuesday that 38-year-old Samilya Brown was charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child and more in the death of Zya Singleton.
Police were called on October 30 to a home in the 1700 block of Folsom Street in the Fairmount neighborhood. Brown told them that Zya, who had been in her care for most of her life, had fallen out of a second-floor bedroom window after playing with a cat.
But according to authorities, an examination of the girl at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania was inconsistent with Brown’s story.
The toddler passed away from her injuries on November 3. The medical examiner found evidence of severe and prolonged abuse, including bite marks, open wounds to her face and scalp, cigarette and other larger burns to her left arm and thigh, puncture wounds, and signs of malnourishment.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that when the girl was brought to the hospital, most of her upper lip was missing and she had broken bones in her arms consistent with being restrained.
In addition, evidence was found that Zya’s injuries, including wounds in her mouth, had been treated with homemade stitches, which might have contributed to a severe blood infection.
Caretaker is accused of killing malnourished four-year-old girl covered in bite marks | Daily Mail Online
Jasmine Singleton says she gave custody of her daughter to a family friend because she didn’t have the means to take care of her. She says she never realized that so-called friend would be responsible for Zya’s murder.
“I love my daughter and I wish I didn’t get her back like this,” Singleton said.
Singleton says she never imagined the condition her daughter would be in when she was told the toddler was at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
“I’m going to at least be able to see my baby smile. I’m at least be able to do something,” Singleton said.
Rather, Zya was fatally injured and died on Nov. 3 from a blood infection.
Investigators say her guardian, 38-year-old Samilya Brown, beat and abused her for years.
“You can’t prepare no mom for what I walked in that room and saw. My baby’s face was destroyed, all she had was eyes and a head that was taped up with burns on her body. I walked into the room and walked out,” Singleton said.
“This is potentially one of the worst cases of child abuse that anyone has ever seen,” Assistant District Attorney Chesley Lightsey said.
'I Hope She Burns In This Jail Cell': Biological Mother Speaks Out After 4-Year-Old Daughter Allegedly Abused, Killed By Foster Mother
Guardian charged with murder in death of 4-year-old girl after falsely telling police the child fell from a window, DA says
