The parents of child who was beaten to death in a Detroit fosterhome, lost their 10th child to child protective services....
Parents of Isaac Lethbridge may lose 10th child
Kim Kozlowski / The Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...458/1003/METRO DETROIT -- The parents of Isaac Lethbridge, the child who was beaten to death in a Detroit foster home, lost their 10th child to child protective services and face losing their parental rights, following a hearing today in Wayne County juvenile court. Referee Peter C. Schummer Jr. authorized a petition to terminate Matt and Jennifer Lethbridge's parental rights to Xavier Isaac, according to Chief Circuit Judge Mary Beth Kelly. The infant was born earlier this month. "Matt and his wife are devastated, obviously," said Robert Killewald, the court-appointed attorney who represented Matt Lethbridge in Washtenaw County, where the couple lost their rights to seven other children. "They are shell shocked." Two police officers assisted two Michigan child protective workers when they removed the infant from the couple's Canton Township home, Killewald said. Since a filthy home was one of the reasons the Lethbridges lost their children in the past, Matt Lethbridge asked the police to come into the home. "It was perfect," Killewald said. Schummer transferred the case to Washtenaw County, where the couple's rights to seven other children have been terminated. Last month, Washtenaw County Family Court Judge Darlene O'Brien gave a split ruling on two of the Lethbridges' daughters who are in foster care. She terminated the rights to one of their daughters, who is now 1 year-old. But she did not terminate their rights to their 4-year-old daughter. Instead, she allowed the Lethbridges to have a relationship with their daughter as she is being raised by permanent guardians, presumably the Washtenaw County couple whose home she is in. The Lethbridges could not be reached for comment. You can reach Kim Kozlowski at (313) 222-2024 or . CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPING PROGRAM.... BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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