GA - 3-year old dies after mother takes children into woods in freezing weather to do drugs - January 24, 2024

[Clearsky]

Deputies: 3-year-old dies in Douglasville woods, mom charged with murder after allegedly spending night with children in sub-freezing temps

Deputies said the children were "soaking wet" and the temperatures had been below freezing throughout the entire night.

www.11alive.com

Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies said that Uriha Ridge was found in the woods with her two small children far from Fox Hall Resort, a hotel she had been staying at last Tuesday.

 

[borndem]

She probably passed out and fell asleep from whatever drug she took, and there it was.
Thank goodness the 7 y/o survived. Wondering what trauma (physical and or mental) she might have -- she's only seven. Hoping there are loving & caring relatives who can take care of the 7 year-old. Her little sibling is gone -- how do you explain that to her -- she will never see her again on this earth. SMH.
Glad to see that LE socked it to ~mom~. Grrrrrrr.

Thanks for the thread, @Clearsky.

 

[tlcya]

She claimed she was lost, but deputies discovered not only did she have a phone on her, it was also charged.
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Officials allege Ridge used cocaine and marijuana before heading out into the wilderness that night.
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According to the warrant, she was accused of beating Alina, who was just 2-years-old at the time. She also reportedly dropped the toddler while she was "heavily intoxicated."
3-year-old dies after being 'lost' with mom for hours in freezing Douglasville woods

RIP Alina

 

[Leilei]

I'm local to this, and the community is reeling. Apparently, she received a DUI in a neighboring county last year, all while she was supposed to be in treatment/therapy.

Mother charged in daughter’s freezing death, faces life in prison, possibly lethal injection

The mother accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter by leaving her and her brother in the freezing rain for hours is also accused of abusing her children two years ago.

www.wsbtv.com

 

[bombardier]

I'm local to this, and the community is reeling. Apparently, she received a DUI in a neighboring county last year, all while she was supposed to be in treatment/therapy.

Mother charged in daughter’s freezing death, faces life in prison, possibly lethal injection

The mother accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter by leaving her and her brother in the freezing rain for hours is also accused of abusing her children two years ago.

www.wsbtv.com

In that 2022 case, Ridge was given a $5,000 bond and ordered to take parenting classes, enter an alcohol therapy program, and stay with her mother.

Warrants show she never reported any progress on those programs and even got a DUI charge in Cobb County last year, which leaves people wondering how she managed to keep her kids.

Exactly what we're all thinking IMO

 

[vls12345]

Bond revoked in prior case for Douglasville mom charged with murder after child died in freezing temperatures

The charges stem from a 2022 child cruelty case where Uriha Ridge was charged with several child cruelty charges.

www.11alive.com

 

[LadyL]

has anyone seen her age published anywhere?

here's her FB, where she pretends to be a good mother - Uriha Ridge

 

[Leilei]

has anyone seen her age published anywhere?

here's her FB, where she pretends to be a good mother - Uriha Ridge

She's 35.

 

[Knox]

In that 2022 case, Ridge was given a $5,000 bond and ordered to take parenting classes, enter an alcohol therapy program, and stay with her mother.

Warrants show she never reported any progress on those programs and even got a DUI charge in Cobb County last year, which leaves people wondering how she managed to keep her kids.

Exactly what we're all thinking IMO

Why oh why, didn't DFCS remove the kids? Was she actually living with her Mother? Was her Mother supposed to be monitoring the welfare of the children? So frustrating to see this over and over.

 

[rosesfromangels]

What used to be a rarity, is now becoming common place. This is the face of addiction, and suffer the little children.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[Leilei]

A little more info...

Mother charged with murder after 3-yr-old dies from drug-fueled night in freezing Douglasville woods - Douglas County News, Featured

Published on January 30, 2024 - Written by: E. George Published January 30, 2024 @ 8:15 PM ET Warning: The following story contains information regarding physical violence

thegeorgiagazette.com

 

[tlcya]

HuffPost reported that based on court records, Ridge faced child cruelty charges in 2022, when she allegedly punched her now seven-year-old in the head and back before dragging the juvenile by the neck. She also allegedly dropped her then two-year-old daughter while “heavily intoxicated.”
Mother charged with murder after 3-yr-old dies from drug-fueled night in freezing Douglasville woods - Douglas County News, Featured

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Grandparents Terry and Donya Ridge remembered 3-year-old Alina as a cheerful and smart "fashionista" who looked up to her older brother.

"She had a beautiful singing voice, and she loved to show off her clothing," Terry Ridge told FOX 5.

When she heard the news of her granddaughter's death, Donya Ridge said her first reaction "was like an utter failure."

"we tried so hard to not get to this point and to know that that happened was terribly, terribly devastating," she said.

She says that the situation has been "difficult" because she still loves her daughter, despite what Uriah Ridge has been accused of doing.

"It’s difficult because I still love my daughter. I always will," Donya Ridge said. "You feel a little regret or the unpreparedness."

"When you’d tell her 'didn’t you just come down to get a soda,' she’d be like no, I haven't been down here at all and it just progressed," Donya Ridge said of her 35-year-old daughter.

When they realized what they were up against, the Ridges became her accountability circle, intervening when it seemed her substance abuse flared.

"When you see someone with a strong system, they’re being a mother not a smotherer," she said.

Grandparents speak out after Douglas County mom charged with toddler's death while 'lost' in woods

Prosecutors say the Georgia mom spent nearly 12 hours with her two young children outside in the woods while high on drugs and didn't call for help until almost noon.

www.fox5atlanta.com