Yet Another Failure by Alabama’s DHR

Once again, Robert and Kathleen Raskin bring another tragic scandal to light, again from Alabama. This time, their DHR (Department of Human Resources) has failed to prevent the death of a two-year-old boy.

According to WBRC in Birmingham, Attorney Tommy James, famous for representing the victims of the ongoing Spurgeon abuse scandal, also represents the estate of two-year-old Demetric Hampton, Jr., who died in 2020.

A grand jury indicted his father, Demetric Hampton, Sr., on capital murder and aggravated child abuse charges. This is the result of a 911 call that led deputies to the house over the boy not breathing, to which the parents claimed the boy choked on food. Injuries indicate otherwise.

The role played by DHR:

A prior arrest of Demetric Hampton, Sr, and his wife, the boy’s stepmom, for child endangerment caused DHR to remove the boy from their custody pending an investigation. Not a month later, the boy was found dead of his injuries. Needless to say, the situation at home was deemed not bad enough to keep the boy from his “loving parents.” This is a direct violation of DHR policy. If anyone was unclear why this was the policy, the proof is in the pudding, as they say.

According to Attorney Tommy James, in previous cases like this, “the state wastes taxpayer dollars to hire private attorneys to help fight DHR cases.” However, according to WBRC news, Attorney James has reportedly followed by saying, “the governor and the attorney general should instead get to the bottom of these cases to prevent deaths in the future.”

As always, stay tuned to Rob and Kathleen’s blog to get the latest scoop on any cases in the nation that represent the failure of the DHR to do what we pay them to do: protect our children!

For more info, click here: https://www.wbrc.com/2021/04/30/lawsuit-filed-against-dhr-year-olds-death/