Tori Sandoval

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOmYDbA-LMM

    Vyctorya Sandoval was a two year girl who was taken from her mother along with other siblings. After eight months of being in the care of her foster parents, Kelli and Teri Sedgewick, she was given back to her biological parents. None of her other siblings were given back to their biological parents. A few months later, Vyctorya died in the care of her mother. She had bruises, a fractured rib and died of malnutrition in the hospital after doctors tried to save her. Her foster parents pleaded in a letter stating that if she went back she would end up on the daily times, which in return did happen. Vyctorya had no voice in order to tell them that she did not want to go back to her parents. She was forced back there by the system and because of this her life ended sadly.

    This shows that child protective services failed in their effort to keep her safe. They did not effectively supervise how her parents were treating her after she was given back. Her parents had not improved the way they treated their daughter and in result killed her. If child protective services and judges would have looked closely to the reoccurring abuse in the home and the plead from the foster parents, Vyctorya would still be alive. They failed to keep a healthy child alive by not keeping her in the care of foster parents who were willing to take good care of her. Even with their pleas the court continued to ignore it and did not look further into the case. Since they also did not supervise thoroughly they did not see that she was still being abused and was suffering with her parents. I feel that since none of her other siblings were with their biological parents then why should she have been given back. It makes no sense for one child to be given back when they see that the others have a voice to say they have been abused and will not return to the biological parents home. Child protective service put this little girl back into these horrible parents home and because of this they let another child die and they failed her.