Two boys starve to death in house filled with food please pray Articles / In The News Date: Nov 20, 2004 - 03:11 PM | ||
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This little two year old boy named Phenoix is the only that survived  Two of his brothers starved in home filled with food - The room was littered with 307 beer cans; Kent woman had blood-alcohol concentration of 0.40 Police counted 307 empty beer cans in the bedroom of an East Hill apartment where 16 month old Raiden the youngest son starved to death in his bassinet he was the youngest son of Marie Robinson. The body of another young boy who also died of malnutrition was found in the other bedroom. In the living room, police found food wrappers and scraps of cold food, indicating that Robinson's third son, a 2 1/2-year-old, had been foraging for food. Charging papers said that the home was ``stocked with food,'' including infant formula and baby foods. The two children who died succumbed to dehydration and malnutrition anywhere from 24 to 72 hours before police found their bodies, prosecutors wrote in charging papers filed Wednesday in King County Superior Court. Robinson, who police said is under suicide watch at the county jail in Seattle, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of her sons, Raiden Robinson, 7 weeks, and his 17-month-old brother, Justice Robinson. She also was charged with one count of reckless endangerment because police say she was failing to care for her 2 1/2-year-old son. The child was filthy and hungry when officers entered the family's apartment Sunday afternoon after Robinson's boyfriend, who is the father of the three boys, was unable to contact her by telephone or by knocking at the door. Robinson, 36, is being held on $2 million bail. If convicted of the charges, she faces a prison term ranging from 20 to 36 years, said Dan Donohoe, a spokesman for the Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Because of the severity of the case, prosecutors could consider asking for an ``exceptional sentence,'' a prison term longer than that standard sentencing range, Donohoe said.
Kent police found Robinson's two-bedroom unit at the Summit Apartments, 10811 S.E. 2339th St., littered with garbage and laundry and reeking of urine and feces. After finding the two children deceased, the surviving boy was placed in the care of his maternal grandmother. Robinson, who family members said had a history of alcohol abuse, was so intoxicated she was taken by police to Valley Medical Center for examination. Prosecutors said she was found to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.40, five times the 0.08 level at which state law presumes a person is intoxicated. The charging papers said police found the 307 empty beer cans in the bedroom where officers found Robinson sleeping on Sunday afternoon. Police found the refrigerator and pantry was ``stocked with food,'' including frozen foods, bread, canned fruit and baby foods, and unopened cans of infant formula. An autopsy of the two children on Monday determined they suffered from ``chronic malnourishment.'' A pathologist concluded the immediate cause of death was a lack of food and water in the two to four days prior to their deaths, the charging papers said. According to records from the state Department of Social and Health Services, child welfare officials had received four reports of possible neglect of Robinson's children. In two cases, welfare officials apparently concluded there were no serious problems and referred the cases to public health nurses to assess the family's needs. In the third case in October 2003, reports of neglect were determined to be unfounded, state officials said. The fourth report was in February, but state officials said it was unresolved. Officials earlier this week said they have launched an internal investigation to review how that and other cases involving the family were handled. Robinson has four other children by an earlier marriage that ended in divorce. Her former husband, who has custody of those four children, told Kent police that Robinson has a history of alcohol abuse. In the past, the ex-husband said, his children had to be placed in the care of others ``due to Marie's intoxication,'' the charging papers said. Kent detectives said they have obtained surveillance videos from a Fred Meyer store that show that Robinson, who was on public assistance, obtained grocery items with food stamps and then returned some of the goods for cash or a gift card. She would return to the store later and use cash or a gift card to buy beer, the charging papers said. Bruce Rommel can be reached at bruce.rommel@kingcountyjournal.com or 253-872-6722 EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL Authorities say the woman accused of allowing her children to starve to death had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.40 percent when contacted Sunday by police. State law presumes that a person with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 is intoxicated. Alcohol effects vary, but here are some examples of effects of increasing BAC levels: 0.08 -- Level at which state law presumes a person is intoxicated. 0.15 -- Gross motor impairment and lack of physical control. Blurred vision and loss of balance. 0.25 -- All mental, physical and sensory functions are severely impaired. 0.35 -- Coma is possible. This is the level of surgical anesthesia. 0.40 -- Onset of coma, and possible death due to respiratory arrest. SOURCE: Web site for Be Responsible About Drinking at www.brad21.org | ||
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