Tragic.
PHILADELPHIA -- A homeless mother-of-six charged with murder in her baby's starvation death at a Philadelphia shelter has become "a scapegoat" for the alleged failings of social workers, doctors and city officials, a defense lawyer told jurors Thursday.
Tanya Williams, 34, is charged in the death of two-month-old twin Quasir Alexander. He died Dec. 23, 2010, weighing just over four pounds.
In opening statements, lawyer Greg Pagano said a social worker checked on the boy 36 hours before he died, and declared him safe and well. The social worker even discharged Williams from a city-funded parenting program.
Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment