Mom accused in child’s death from 3rd floor window was subject of prior reports, state says

State child-welfare officials in Connecticut received 18 reports concerning the family of a toddler who died falling from a third-floor window, the state Department of Children and Families said.

The toddler’s mother, Tabitha Frank, 34, was arrested and charged on August 2nd with manslaughter in the death of her 2-year-old son Corneliuz Williams, police said.

In the arrest warrant, officers who responded to the home after the toddler fell described the conditions of the apartment and said they found bugs, moldy food, curdled liquids and trash and the odors of human waste in the home.

More than a month before the toddler’s death, DCF visited Frank’s home and decided further child protective services involvement was not warranted, and the case was in the process of being closed, WVIT reported.

1. “It takes the collective efforts of all members of our community – family members, neighbors, professionals and concerned citizens — to ensure that children can safely remain at home,” DCF said in a statement. “A simple gesture of offering help may change the life of a child and their caregiver.”

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What Happened?

Emergency crews and police responded to the 1000 block of Capitol Avenue just before 3:40 p.m. on July 22 after 2-year-old Corneliuz fell from a third-floor window. Officers found Corneliuz with serious injuries, he was taken to a children’s hospital and died two days later.

1. Frank had left five children between the ages of 2 and 12 unattended in the apartment when Corneliuz fell, police said. The apartment was in a “deplorable and uninhabitable condition”, officials said, and police believe a screen fell out of the window before the child fell. Police said Frank told them she left to go to a store to buy necessities.
2. According to police, Frank was initially arrested on suspicion of several crimes including risking injuries to children and leaving children unattended, before the additional charges were added last week.

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1. SDG 1: No Poverty

   • Target 1.3: Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable.
   • Indicator: Percentage of the population living below the national poverty line.

2. SDG 2: Zero Hunger

   • Target 2.1: By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
   • Indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment in the population.

3. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

   • Target 3.2: By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births.
   • Indicator: Under-5 mortality rate.

4. SDG 4: Quality Education

   • Target 4.2: By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education.
   • Indicator: Proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning, and psychosocial well-being.

5. SDG 5: Gender Equality

   • Target 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.
   • Indicator: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls subjected to physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months.

6. SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

   • Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
   • Indicator: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income.

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