After a six-month old girl in Compton received second degree burns from a floor heater, police arrested the two parents on suspicion of child endangerment Monday night.
When the mother Monya Denise Earl, 26, took her daughter to Martin Luther King Urgent Care Clinic, the baby was denied treatment. Earl was told that she had to take her daughter to a different hospital for the burn treatment, and that the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services would be called because of her negligence.
Not wanting to lose her child, she allegedly went back to her home instead of the hospital, but authorities saw this as a big mistake on Earl's part. Deputies searched the home and found that the house was not suitable for children, by their standards. This was because there were marijuana plants growing in the home and also because the house was a mess.
Deputies took the baby to Long Beach Memorial Hospital, where she received treatment. Authorities turned the other two children in the family, ages 2 and 5 years, to County Child Protective Services. The two parents were arrested and brought into custody on suspicion of felony child endangerment.
If the mother want to avoid felony convictions, they'll need to hire a skilled Los Angeles criminal defense attorney to develop a good defense strategy.
- Baby Burned By Heater in House With Pot Plants (The Daily Breeze)
- Parents Arrested After 6-Month-Old Baby Burned in Compton (Los Angeles Times)
- Child Custody: Summaries of State Laws (FindLaw)
- Modification of Custody (FindLaw)
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