Calvin Morris Lewis, 21, was arrested and charged with felony murder and aggravated child abuse for the beating death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter.
Police responded to a 911 call on April 25, for an unresponsive child at the 6200 block of Northwest 3d Avenue.
According the medical examiner, the girl had extensive trauma to her liver and other organs. Her death was classified as a homicide.
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In February, 2011, news sources nationwide began reporting the Florida aggravated child abuse and child murder case involving 10-year-old twins adopted by the now-notorious Jorge and Carmen Barhona. Though unquestionably horrendous, the situation illustrates the point that when abuse is reported, investigations by child protection authorities are rarely perfect.
The Barahonas adopted the Florida twins from Florida’s foster care system, after being investigated and approved by state social workers, over the objections of a therapist who was also involved. Tragically, in February, 2011, the twins were found in Jorge Barahona’s pickup, one twin’s dead and battered body stuffed into a plastic bag, the other twin beaten and burned by a caustic liquid. Their adoptive father, found unconscious on the roadside and now charged with murder and aggravated child abuse, later claimed that he had planned suicide.
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