Category Archive for : ‘Death of Child Due to Parental Neglect’

News 4 New York
By The Associated Press
11/08/24

Changes Coming to Child Protective Services After NYPD Cop Conviction in Son’s Death

The changes come in response to the 2020 death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, whose police officer father forced him to sleep overnight on the concrete floor of a freezing garage

Officials on Long Island said they’re making changes to child protective services in response to the 2020 death of an 8-year-old boy whose police officer father forced him to sleep overnight on the concrete floor of a freezing garage.

Suffolk County Social Services Commissioner

NY Post
By Khristina Narizhnaya, Georgett Roberts, and Dean Balsamini
Published Aug. 24, 2024

LI Mom Accused of Meth-Fueled, Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Son, 9, was Victim of ‘Severe Domestic Violence’: Ex-Attorney

New, happy photos of the doomed 9-year-old killed by his allegedly drugged-up mom after she caused a horrific wrong-way crash on Long Island belie a dark secret: she experienced “severe” domestic abuse, her former attorney claimed.

The images show Kerri Bedrick cuddling up to a much younger Eli with both beaming into the camera, while a second picture shows the chubby-cheeked child years ago with his father.

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