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Plus5-Year Old Los Angeles Boy Burned, Tortured5-Year Old Los Angeles Boy Burned, TorturedThe Associated PressA 5-year old boy is in the hospital after suffering horrific abuse, allegedly at the hands of his own mother. The case now has politicians in L.A. clambering for changes in the way family agencies talk to one another. John Mone reports. (June 24)[[VO: PICTURES OF "MACAI P, ALLEGED ABUSE VICTIM,MUG SHOTS OF THE BOYS MOTHER AND HER GIRLFRIEND ]] [[TRACK]]HE WAS COVERED IN CIGARETTE BURNS, INCLUDING HIS GENITALS...HE COULDN'T OPEN HIS HAND ALL THE WAY BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN BURNED ON A STOVE. HE'D EVEN BEEN STRUNG UP BY A DOOR JAMB.THIS 5-YEAR-OLD LOS ANGELES BOY HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR KIDNEY FAILURE BROUGHT ON BY NUTRITION...AND AUTHORITIES SAY HIS MOTHER STARKEISHA BROWN AND HER LIVE IN GIRLFRIEND KRYSTAL MATTHEWS ARE RESPONSIBLE...THEY FACE A SLEW OF CRIMINAL CHARGES. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Donna Hunter//Cared for child]]"She seemed nice to me at the time." [[VO: wide shot of donna hunter]] [[TRACK]]DONNA HUNTER CARED FOR THE BOY FOR THREE YEARS WHEN HIS MOTHER WAS IN PRISON. SHE SAID SHE SAW FEW SIGNS OF ABUSE... [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Donna Hunter//Cared for child]]"i mean, he would cry when i would tell him his momma was coming to get him....but i thought that was he didn't really know her." [[VO: SHOT of former residence of Starkeisha Brown]] [[TRACK]]THE SON OF BROWN'S OLD LANDLORD SAYS SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT-- [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Francisco Lugo//Father used to be suspect's landlord]]"i heard him cry a lot. he was left alone quite a bit." [[VO: commuter train broll. family service center broll. picture of boy]] [[TRACK]]AND POLICE LEARNED OF BOY'S CASE AFTER SOMEONE ON A COMMUTER TRAIN HEARD HIM SAY HIS MOM BURNED HIS HAND ON TOP OF A STOVE. HIS MOTHER WAS SUMMONED TO A FAMILY SERVICES CENTER TO ADDRESS THE ALLEGATIONS. POLICE SAY SHE LEFT HER OWN SON OUTSIDE WITH A HOMELESS PERSON AND TOOK ANOTHER CHILD INSIDE...TRYING TO PASS HIM OFF AS HER OWN SON. THE BOY WAS PICKED UP BY AUTHORITIES...AFTER SOMEONE PHONE 911 THAT A SICK CHILD HAD BEEN LEFT OUTSIDE WITH A STRANGER... [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Gloria Molina//LA County Supervisor]]" the county failed this child and the county saved this child" [[VO: SHOT OF MOLINA AND OTHER SUPERVISORS]] [[TRACK]]L-A COUNTY SUPERVISOR GLORIA MOLINA BLAMES WELFARE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR MISSING EARLIER CHANCES TO RESCUE THE BOY FROM WHAT POLICE SAY WERE MONTHS OF "UNBEARABLE ABUSE." [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Gloria Molina//LA County Supervisor]]"what you have here is a county system that has so many independent departments they keep their own records, they don't coordinate with one another ...and the data falls through the cracks." [[VO: shots of supervisors. dcfs. shot of child] [[TRACK]]THE COUNTY'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ARE RECOMMENDING EACH CHILD IN THE L-A SYSTEM HAS ONE REPORT...CHILD WELFARE AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE BOY IN 2005...BUT NO ONE PURSUED HIS CASE THEN. JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES. (****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: John Mone-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Michael Waldon------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: APTN

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Uploaded: June 25th, 2008 @ 5:07 am
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