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CLEVELAND - The aunt of the two toddlers found malnourished at their Cleveland home said her sister kept the kids in the basement and nearly starved them to death.
The children's mother, 25-year-old Phineas Scovil, was arrested Wednesday night at her home on Colfax Road in Cleveland and charged with child endangerment.
The children's aunt had a sense that something was wrong and went to check on them on March 6. She found them slumped over in their home and took them to Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital.
The 3-year-old weighed 20 pounds and the 2-year-old weighed 23 pounds. Authorities soon became involved in the situation. A police report states that their weight is far below normal. However, the children are currently listed as being in "fair" condition at the hospital.
The aunt told NewsChannel 5 on Friday that doctors said the children would have died in a week had she not taken action.
Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services, which called the aunt a hero, closed the case against Scovil on Feb. 1 from her previous conviction of child endangerment. In that case, she pleaded guilty to burning and breaking the arm of one her children.
The aunt is now pushing to get custody of all four of Scovil's kids, including two older ones who were not malnourished.
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/aunt:-mom-kept-kids-in-basement,-starved
Thank goodness the aunt did the right thing -- looks like CFS met their goal of reunification....so much for servicing the children & keeping them safe!! :furious:
The children's mother, 25-year-old Phineas Scovil, was arrested Wednesday night at her home on Colfax Road in Cleveland and charged with child endangerment.
The children's aunt had a sense that something was wrong and went to check on them on March 6. She found them slumped over in their home and took them to Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital.
The 3-year-old weighed 20 pounds and the 2-year-old weighed 23 pounds. Authorities soon became involved in the situation. A police report states that their weight is far below normal. However, the children are currently listed as being in "fair" condition at the hospital.
The aunt told NewsChannel 5 on Friday that doctors said the children would have died in a week had she not taken action.
Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services, which called the aunt a hero, closed the case against Scovil on Feb. 1 from her previous conviction of child endangerment. In that case, she pleaded guilty to burning and breaking the arm of one her children.
The aunt is now pushing to get custody of all four of Scovil's kids, including two older ones who were not malnourished.
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/aunt:-mom-kept-kids-in-basement,-starved
Thank goodness the aunt did the right thing -- looks like CFS met their goal of reunification....so much for servicing the children & keeping them safe!! :furious: