Amid preparations for his sister's funeral, the surviving victim of Florida's gruesome abuse scandal is making a "miracle" recovery-even as his foster mom claims innocence.
Just 11 days ago, he was found ashen-faced, convulsing and drifting in and out of consciousness, his skin burned from the caustic chemical his father had poured over him. But in what one doctor described in court last night as "a miracle," ten-year-old Victor Docter will leave the hospital tomorrow, marking the first good news to emerge in the ghastly child-abuse scandal rocking Florida.
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The little boy, who was close to death when a road ranger found him in a truck beside a highway in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday last week, is now mobile, able to bathe himself, engaging with staff, and making the most of the hospital kitchens. He'd like a hamburger,...
Just 11 days ago, he was found ashen-faced, convulsing and drifting in and out of consciousness, his skin burned from the caustic chemical his father had poured over him. But in what one doctor described in court last night as "a miracle," ten-year-old Victor Docter will leave the hospital tomorrow, marking the first good news to emerge in the ghastly child-abuse scandal rocking Florida.
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The little boy, who was close to death when a road ranger found him in a truck beside a highway in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday last week, is now mobile, able to bathe himself, engaging with staff, and making the most of the hospital kitchens. He'd like a hamburger,...
- 2/24/2011
- by Jacqui Goddard
- The Daily Beast
A devastating case of abuse has put the state's child-protective services under scrutiny. Jacqui Goddard on the years of unspeakable crimes-and their sudden, gruesome end.
As 4-year-olds they had little understanding of the world around them-just the knowledge that life had been tough, but that others had assured them it was about to get better. Rescued from neglect and abuse, they were promised a "forever family," a loving home where they could heal from the horrors and heartbreaks of their past and start moving toward a brighter future.
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Like thousands of children who have passed through Florida's state welfare system, Nubia and Victor Doctor had reason for hope in 2004, when they were placed with foster parents Jorge and Carmen Barahona at their three-bedroom house in Westwood Lakes, a tidy working-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida.
But as they would learn,...
As 4-year-olds they had little understanding of the world around them-just the knowledge that life had been tough, but that others had assured them it was about to get better. Rescued from neglect and abuse, they were promised a "forever family," a loving home where they could heal from the horrors and heartbreaks of their past and start moving toward a brighter future.
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Like thousands of children who have passed through Florida's state welfare system, Nubia and Victor Doctor had reason for hope in 2004, when they were placed with foster parents Jorge and Carmen Barahona at their three-bedroom house in Westwood Lakes, a tidy working-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida.
But as they would learn,...
- 2/20/2011
- by Jacqui Goddard
- The Daily Beast
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