GUILTY FL - Anthony 'AJ' Cabral, 2, dies of head trauma, Oviedo, 24 Jan 2009

[Mamabear1963]

Poor baby

 

[Kat]

http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2009/01/26/497e5b6e56675

"According to Lt. James Clark of the Seminole County Sheriffs Office, the child's mother, Elma Goldrine, left him with Lenz, who is not the father, when she went to work Saturday. When she returned late that evening, she checked on the child in his room, what Clark described as "a shared bedroom." The next morning, just before 11 a.m., not hearing the child, she checked on him again to find him cold and unmoving.

"It's ugly," said Clark said on Sunday in front of the house on Kerwood Circle where the child's body was found.

Lenz and Goldrine were both questioned and law enforcement said Sunday they were concerned by inconsistencies in their narratives. "

 

[Kat]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/seminole/orl-deadboy2809jan28,0,3745016.story

snipped from the above article:

"An autopsy showed that 2-year-old Anthony Jesy "A.J." Cabral probably was dead in his crib Saturday night when his mother arrived home from work about 9:30 p.m., ate supper and then went into the garage to drink rum with her boyfriend.

Elma "Tracey" Goldrine did not realize her son was dead until almost 12 hours later, according to reports released Tuesday by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office."

also:

"Goldrine, 25, has since revealed earlier injuries suffered by her son while in the care of Lenz, sheriff's spokeswoman Kim Cannaday said. Those injuries were never investigated by the agency's Child Protective Services division because they were not reported, she said"

More details of AJ's death at article.

I see the distinct possibility that charges may be brought against this Mother at a later date. If I read correctly, CPS is investigating.

 

[BeavisMom62]

Disgusting to say the least. Her myspace is equally as sick, as are her friends. Nice default pic on her site which also states her son died and she is looking for "help" giving him a proper funeral. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

And this is the world we live in..... just sickening!

Here is her myspace btw http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=47338243

And her bff who is feeling "fabulous" atm. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=395043995

I really cannot stand this "all about me mypsace generation" any longer. I am terrified by the amount of sociopaths being born these days. Is there something being added to the water?

GRRRRRRR!

Ewwwww..... GROSS! Those myspace pages are nasty! Gee, I wonder what kind of "work" she does???:furious:

 

[Boyz_Mum]

Ewwwww..... GROSS! Those myspace pages are nasty! Gee, I wonder what kind of "work" she does???:furious:

I know! I clicked on the links and wasn't sure if I was in the right place!

This poor little baby deserved so much more... I pray that "mom" is looked into as well. :furious:

 

[JenBMomto3]

A little confused as to why she would be on Myspace after her son was Murdered. And while on there asking for help for the funeral she didn't have time to pull the murderer off of her top friends list or the I LOVE MY BOYFRIEND icon of off it either. I hope she is not standing behind this creep....:furious: Just sooo sad. Rest in peace little angel.:blowkiss:

 

[Elphaba]

I'm going to be nitpicky and snarky: nothing says memorializing your baby like putting an RIP message up, enhanced by a pornish shot where your legs are up for that perfect crotch shot. (OMFG... decorum, anyone?)

I'm sorry... I am disgusted by this mother's MySpace... and maybe it isn't my right to be, or to judge her alone by it, but still... dang... the crotch shot pic by the "RIP" message?!?!?!

 

[lizzybeth]

Elphaba, I thought the same thing. If she had time to put the RIP, and request for help with the funeral I would think she had time to change her user pic.

He was such a beautiful little boy and it doesn't seem she's really all that upset about his death. I did notice on the 's myspace that one of her friends had commented. Something to the effect she hoped he was hanged in jail.

JMO

 

[Broderick]

I'm going to be nitpicky and snarky: nothing says memorializing your baby like putting an RIP message up, enhanced by a pornish shot where your legs are up for that perfect crotch shot. (OMFG... decorum, anyone?)

I'm sorry... I am disgusted by this mother's MySpace... and maybe it isn't my right to be, or to judge her alone by it, but still... dang... the crotch shot pic by the "RIP" message?!?!?!

Absolutely. Disgusting. It is so sad this child paid the price.

 

[Salem]

I agree about mom's myspace. Even the ad asking for help with funeral expenses is out of line.

My bigger rant though it that mom needs to be arrested for child endangerment right along with her boyfriend. She is just as guilty! She knew what was going on and did not stop it nor find a better babysitter. No way does she deserves to play the victim here. She is a victim by her own design and her son paid for it. ARREST HER NOW!!!!!!!

Salem

 

[Sheromom]

LOL; Salem; you are so good at speaking my mind! And she has another child as well; though she doesn't have many pics of her up; she looks to be a baby as well. This woman sickens me!:furious:

 

[Lovejac]

I thought that too about her being so calm, but when I listened to the way she spoke. she spoke about him in the present tense not in the past. I honestly think it has not hit her yet that he is really gone. I hope this one turns out to be natural causes. These cases of death by child abuse are way to common right now.

I caught that too. She was very composed, I expected her to at least tear up or have a quiver in her voice when she talked about the blood coming out of his mouth.:waitasec:

 

[Kat]

Toddler Dead For Hours Before Discovered

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/28/toddler_dead_for_hours_before_discovered.html

Snippet from article:

"Cabral's remains were not found until the next morning by his mother. The report showed Elma Tracey Goldrine came home Saturday night, but then drank with her boyfriend without checking on her son. Goldrine, found her son dead in his bed Sunday morning.

Investigators have said for now it doesn't appear Goldrine will face charges."

I thought that they might press charges because the child had been injured before while in the care of Lenz her boyfriend. I know that we don't have all the facts, just what has been presented by the media, but I would think that she would be held accountable for leaving AJ with Lenz given that he had injured him before (at least twice that we know of from the articles) I'm confused as to how this works.

 

[Boyz_Mum]

I'd like to believe that there will be more investigating done in this case.

 

[EmMomma]

This makes me SO VERY ANGRY. :furious:
Little kids don't just bleed from their nose and die.

 

[kgeaux]

I have a really stupid question about this case, and almost all cases where the boy friend abuses and/or kills his girl friend's child. Do you believe all these men are violent, murderous killers, or is it possible they just aren't aware how delicate a little child is?

I realize that, not being the natural fathers, these men do not have a vested interest in the child and may view these children as an impediment. However, is it possible there is more ignorance than involved in some of these cases than murderous intent?

I'm starting to ask myself the hows and why all these little ones are being killed.

I think in THIS case, there was evil intent. The bf probably didn't plan on actually KILLING the child because he presumably doesn't want to go to jail.

While some boys/men may be very unfamiliar with little ones, it doesn't take much intuition to know that small means delicate. These same men would not slam a china cup into the sink, but they slam a child's head into the wall. I think that maybe (hopefully?) the majority of cases where the boyfriend kills momma's baby, the bf has just erupted into rage caused by crying, whining, the smell of a dirty diaper they are responsible for changing, etc. They just lash out because of frustration that morphs into rage because they've never learned to deal with the frustrations of raising a child. The incident that kills the child may well be the ONLY incident with no prior injuries to the child.

However, in some cases, like this one, the boyfriend has hurt the child before. And momma, although 'suspicious' didn't act to protect her child.

I know it must be tempting to ask the boyfriend to sit with one's children, because it's FREE. But it is so DANGEROUS. Even as parents with strong bonds of love and loyalty to our own children, we sometimes come close to a breaking point------although few of us would have breaking points that include the breaking of bones, slamming of heads and burning of bodies------and we should never, ever leave our children with people who don't love them. (Not talking about day-care here! Businesses that profit from the care of children are USUALLY very, very careful to protect the kids in their care, because the business will fail if their reputation fails. I am talking about "free" baby-sitting done by 'friends' or 'boyfriends' that we don't really have a lifelong relationship with or intimate knowledge of.

I know, my preposition is dangling. Hope it can hold on!

 

[kgeaux]

This is so sad. Pictures of AJ with broke arm on "fractured his elbow wednesday 7-9-08"

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...dID=47338243&albumID=1788919&imageID=38436528

There is three pictures.​

I saw much more than three pictures. Such a cute little boy, such pretty eyes!!

If you click on "previous" to go to the earlier pictures, you'll find AJ with many a bruise, a mouth that appears to have a burn around it, a black eye, etc. etc. Even the picture with the elbow shows his hand all wrapped up.....what was the injury to the hand?

This child was chronically abused, IMO.

I agree about mom's myspace. Even the ad asking for help with funeral expenses is out of line.

My bigger rant though it that mom needs to be arrested for child endangerment right along with her boyfriend. She is just as guilty! She knew what was going on and did not stop it nor find a better babysitter. No way does she deserve to play the victim here. She is a victim by her own design and her son paid for it. ARREST HER NOW!!!!!!!

Salem

I agree. Even though LE is saying it hasn't plans to arrest this oh so stellar young mother, I am hoping that is exactly what will be coming down the pike for her. She is admitting to knowing that bf hurt her child before. She has posted pictures of AJ on her myspace that show many injuries----and yes, kids get hurt all the time and it doesn't mean abuse, but this kid's injuries all point to abuse, at least in my opinion! Hopefully LE is going to have a good long look at the myspace pics and interview AJ's family and friends, including his sister, and take steps to protect her and get total justice for AJ.

 

[Lovejac]

Checked for update, found this:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/seminole/orl-deadboy2809jan28,0,3745016.story

Goldrine said she never checked on her son before going to bed and that when she was going to wake him at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jason Lenz told her to "let him sleep a little longer." A half-hour later, Goldrine found him unresponsive and screamed for her boyfriend and his mother. When she asked Peggy Lenz whether her son was OK, the woman told her, "No, Anthony is gone,"

 

[Boyz_Mum]

This story is so sad. How many children have to die from abuse before we realize that this type of situation can be partially prevented? Being a single parent is a hard job, but I wish people would "screen" their potential mates or "screen" the people they leave their children with. This mom didn't even question the earlier injuries AJ received while in Lenz's care?

 

[laura08]

Aww so sad. He was adorable. I think it is sickening the mom logs onto myspace and instead of deleting the boyfriend profile and pictures etc and the "I love my boyfriend graphic she just keeps it up. I would have removed that quicker than I can blink an eye. Also it makes no sense why she didn't go check on her son when she came home from work. I am a mother and I as soon as I come home I go and check on my babys everyday. My son is not my husbands bilogical son, but my daughter is and he treats them equal. My husband also has a myspace page and before our daughter was born he listed it as "proud parent" of my son (his own doing). Even though he isn't the biological parent, he is a good role model, caring, supportive and everything he should be in my eyes. I would not for one second let any man abuse my baby I'd leave the 1st second I thought he was being abusive. My babys are my world. The boyfriend didn't even seem to care about that precious little guy, and the mom seems to be more wrapped up in the boyfriend then her own flesh and blood. Disturbing to say the least!