AZ - Selenia Moreno, 2, dies at Chandler day care, 5 Nov 2008

azmama said:

I should say that my children have never gone to daycare either, I am a SAHM of 4 children, for 13 years now.

I was offered a job I really wanted last week, and I had to sadly turn it down, my children would have needed child care, after 13 years of sacrifice, I am not willing to let them go now, I can wait to go back to work.

For those families who do use daycare, I have no pre-conceived ideas about it, lots of my friends and even in our family use it, it is just so scary that this can happen, you never know who is taking care of your children.

My heart breaks for her and her family.

MeoW333~ I agree, my Gram passed away 4 years ago next month, I like to think she is up there with all of those babies, loving every minute of it! I sure do hope so, someone should love these kids!

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Three years later, there have been no charges filed in her death at the day-care center, and no closure for the people who loved her. Her death was ruled homicidal asphyxia. A day-care worker who told police that she had been with Selenia during nap time was booked on suspicion of second-degree murder. But prosecutors did not file charges, citing a lack of evidence.


The woman, Candelaria Bradford, 50, told police that Selenia was whining and lying face down on the matt on the afternoon of Nov. 5, 2008. Bradford's arm was across the back of the toddler, who has a difficult time sleeping, she told police.

Lamb said evidence suggests their daughter was held face down in the matt and smothered.

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The Maricopa County Attorney's Office issued a statement to CBS 5 News Wednesday, saying, "We have declined to file charges in this case. After carefully and thoroughly reviewing the evidence submitted to our office, we have concluded that there is no reasonable likelihood of conviction."

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azmama said:

This happened here in Chandler, AZ. It is such a sad story! When are people going to realize that children are not disposable?

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/134115
(snippet from article)

Selenia Moreno seemed to be a survivor.

Abandoned as an infant by her mother to a virtual stranger, she was rescued from a filthy, dilapidated house where pit bulls ran free and transients lived.

The state took custody of her Sept. 11, 2007, when detectives with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office were investigating the death of an infant who lived with Selenia.

But on Nov. 5, just four months from turning 3 years old and days from being adopted, Selenia died at a Chandler day care center.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/...-012009-daycare-worker-released.134d9cd8.html

She was arrested last week, then RELEASED! Prosecuters are declining to file charges.......

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/01/21/20090121B1-talker0121.html

I am curious, would you keep taking your child to that daycare if he or she had been going there all along?

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Rayemonde said:

November 2011:



http://www.cbs5az.com/story/15947270/child-death-case-may-never-go-to-trial

I don't understand. Do they think that it was an accident and not a homicide after all? Or do they think it was a homicide but they can't prove who did it?

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