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Woman sentenced to 14 years for abusing foster daughter

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By Christine Clarridge and Natalie Singer

Seattle Times staff reporters

KENT — A woman who punished her foster daughter by plunging hypodermic
needles into the girl's eyes and beating her with various objects was
sentenced today to 14 years in prison. Prosecutors asked for and
received a high-end sentence for Chornice Kabbelliyaa, who pleaded
guilty in September to one count of first-degree assault and two counts
of second-degree assault. Prosecutors said Child Protective Services
reports that the girl, who is now 16, has been moved to another family
and is doing well.

Kabbelliyaa's defense attorneys asked Judge James Cayce to deliver an
exceptionally low sentence because they said their client was insane at
the time of the abuse and didn't realize she had mental illness until
she was jailed.

"She's much better now and is totally astounded at what happened," said
defense attorney Marvin McCoy. But Cayce said a report from Western
State Hospital, where Kabbelliyaa was evaluated, indicated she knew what
she was doing when she punished the child and then tried to hide her
from authorities who came to her home to investigate.

"She's manipulative and cruel," said Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Corinn Bohn. "Her level of torture is incomprehensible."

Kabbelliyaa, who also goes by the last name of Lewis, abused and
tortured the girl she had cared for since the girl, who was also her
cousin, was 5. Police and prosecutors said Kabbelliyaa routinely
punished the girl by burning her tongue with a heated fork, beating her
feet with dumbbells and sticking a needle into the girl's eye, telling
her she would blinded if she moved.

The girl suffered permanent vision loss. According to charging documents
filed in King County Superior Court, Kabbelliyaa had been the girl's
licensed foster mother since the girl was 5. She was arrested last year
after Child Protective Services was called by someone acquainted with
the family who reported seeing Kabbelliyaa punch the girl, hit her with
an umbrella and lock her in an outside storage unit for hours.

The girl was 14 when police arrested Kabbelliyaa.

Physicians examining the foster girl found serious damage to the girl's
right eye, scarring, bruising and a severely burned tongue.

Charging documents also state that Kabbelliyaa would turn on the stove's
burner until it was red-hot before pressing the girl's palm onto the burner.

The foster girl's brother and another child that had been placed with
Kabbelliyaa told investigators that they too were mistreated before
being placed in other homes.

Kabbelliyaa's biological children did not show signs of abuse,
investigators said.

CPS officials admitted after the arrest that the girl's case had been
mismanaged and that caseworkers overlooked some red flags because they
were pleased she had been placed in a relative's home.

Christine Clarridge: 206-464-8983 or

Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company





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 WIRETAPPING PROGRAMS....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.


CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT
FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON...


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...