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January 20, 2005
Two Florida Child Welfare Workers Fired
January 20, 2005 [Associated Press]
TAMPA, Fla. - Two child welfare workers were fired and a third was demoted after a 4-month-old child under their supervision was beaten to death, authorities said.
Phoenix Jordan Parrish died last month in Dothan, Ala., after his mother banged his head against a bed to stop him from crying, authorities said. Tierra Capri Gobble, 21, had been ordered by a court to stay away from the child.
Hillsborough Kids Inc., a private agency that handles foster care and adoption for the state, said the three employees failed to monitor the child after he was taken out of state by his great-uncle, Edgar Parrish. The workers were not identified.
Parrish, 41, had been trying to adopt Phoenix and his older sister, but he violated agreements with the agency when he moved out of state without permission, officials said.
Gobble is charged with capital murder and domestic violence, while Parrish faces charges of aggravated child abuse and being an accomplice to capital murder.
Posted by Nancy at January 20, 2005 03:44 PM