SUMMER MOON HAWK - 24 Days - Loveland CO
SUMMER MOON HAWK - 24 Days - Loveland CO
TomTerrific0420 on Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:12 am
LOVELAND – A Loveland infant who died 24 days after birth was kept
in a dirty garage and had breathing difficulties that sometimes caused
her to turn blue, according to an affidavit that led to the arrest of
the baby's mother.Summer
Moon Hawk, who was born on New Year's Day and was the first baby born
this year at McKee Medical, died on Jan. 25. Her mother, Kaylynn Marie
Davis, 20, was charged with child abuse resulting in death and is
jailed under $300,000 bond.
Davis
sometimes left Summer and her 2-year-old sister, Pheonyx Davis, with
strangers so she could go "party," according to an arrest warrant
affidavit filed by Scott Highland of the Loveland Police Department.
Close friends told police that Davis "actually becomes a better mother
when she is high in that she has a little bit more patience and will
pay a small amount of attention to them," the affidavit said.The
Colorado Department of Human Services had an open case on Summer
because she positive at birth for THC, a chemical in marijuana,
according to the affidavit. DHS also had opened a case when Pheonyx
Davis tested positive for THC when she was born on Dec. 30, 2007.DHS spokeswoman Liz McDonough said she was legally prohibited from speaking about individual cases.But
she said in general, health care providers are required to notify the
county human service office if there's evidence that the mother's
behavior threatens the health of the child.The county
will then develop "a safety plan for the child," with specific actions
varying on a case by case basis. They could require increased
supervision of the mother, parenting classes and taking custody of the
child.DHS conducts a "fatality review" if an infant dies
of suspected abuse or neglect within five years of involvement with the
family welfare unit, McDonough said. She couldn't immediately say
Monday whether such a review has begun in Summer's death.According
to the arrest affidavit, police were notified shortly after 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 25 that Summer had been found dead at a home in the 2600 block of
Cedar Drive.
in a dirty garage and had breathing difficulties that sometimes caused
her to turn blue, according to an affidavit that led to the arrest of
the baby's mother.Summer
Moon Hawk, who was born on New Year's Day and was the first baby born
this year at McKee Medical, died on Jan. 25. Her mother, Kaylynn Marie
Davis, 20, was charged with child abuse resulting in death and is
jailed under $300,000 bond.
Davis
sometimes left Summer and her 2-year-old sister, Pheonyx Davis, with
strangers so she could go "party," according to an arrest warrant
affidavit filed by Scott Highland of the Loveland Police Department.
Close friends told police that Davis "actually becomes a better mother
when she is high in that she has a little bit more patience and will
pay a small amount of attention to them," the affidavit said.The
Colorado Department of Human Services had an open case on Summer
because she positive at birth for THC, a chemical in marijuana,
according to the affidavit. DHS also had opened a case when Pheonyx
Davis tested positive for THC when she was born on Dec. 30, 2007.DHS spokeswoman Liz McDonough said she was legally prohibited from speaking about individual cases.But
she said in general, health care providers are required to notify the
county human service office if there's evidence that the mother's
behavior threatens the health of the child.The county
will then develop "a safety plan for the child," with specific actions
varying on a case by case basis. They could require increased
supervision of the mother, parenting classes and taking custody of the
child.DHS conducts a "fatality review" if an infant dies
of suspected abuse or neglect within five years of involvement with the
family welfare unit, McDonough said. She couldn't immediately say
Monday whether such a review has begun in Summer's death.According
to the arrest affidavit, police were notified shortly after 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 25 that Summer had been found dead at a home in the 2600 block of
Cedar Drive.
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