Angels on Earth, a daycare for children with special medical needs, is under fire after a family claims they left a special needs Black boy unsupervised and he choked to death on a latex glove last November in Melbourne, Florida.
On Nov. 30, a case report from Brevard County Sheriff’s office said that they responded to a call from the daycare for an injured child. Fire crews said they found a glove in his mouth as they loaded the child into an ambulance, according to Orlando News 6.
Kiyana Durham, the mother of 13-year-old Tarionn “Tari” Hanner, filed a wrongful death negligence lawsuit against Angels on Earth in January. The mother is seeking $50,000 in damages and answers about the death of her son, Florida Today newspaper reports.
The family and their attorney Douglas McCarron gathered outside of the daycare for a press conference on Thursday. It was reported that the daycare was closed on Thursday and the website was not functioning.
“Healing hasn’t even begun. It’s been a horror story,” said Durham.
McCarron said that they are working to determine who was in that room when Tari died, the person supervising the shift, and the events that led to his death. He also stated that there is video surveillance from inside the care center, but they have not seen the footage.
“They can’t do the basic fundamentals of care. And it’s just an outrageous case. We want answers. The family wants answers,” McCarron told the assembled media.
The family stated that Tari was born prematurely and had a lot of medical conditions that required continuous supervision, according to WFTV 9 News.
“I’m so hurt. I’ve been depressed. I didn’t even know what depression was until this happened,” Tari’s father, Tarence Hanner Sr., told the media.
“It’s awful. It’s something I’m going to have to live with for the rest of my life,” he said.
Florida Today left messages with an Angels on Earth receptionist and…
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