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Stories of Other Loss
Murdered Innocence
by Debbie, North Hollywood, U.S.A. I am not Richards family, but I cared for him daily. As a child care provider I cared for five children three weeks ago & Richard was my oldest child at four yrs. He was a beautiful & sweet little boy & I loved him. If only I had known he would be leaving this world so soon, I would have loved him even more. It happened only three weeks ago & I think of him daily & cry. I remember the last time I saw him. His mother was to pick him up early for a doctor appointment. He was all ready to go, but at the very last moment he lost control & soiled his pants just as mommy walked in the door. She had what I would call controlled anger, kept asking why he pooped his pants. Of course he didn't know why. Anyway he didn't come to Day Care the next day so I called to ask if he was sick. The mom just said he was still acting stupid by refusing to tell her why he pooped his pants. I tried telling her he's just a little boy & didn't have an answer. Anyway she said he would be staying home with her that day, but later I found out she left him with her abusive boyfriend & he brutely murdered him later that afternoon. My household was thrown into shock, anger & grief. I had to be sedated at the hospital & the other parents & neighbors were horrified at the news of his death. Poor little boy who never had a chance to live his life. Richard didn't have a public defender or lawyer there to plead for his innocent short life. But his murderer will have a lawyer & a fair trial to plead for his release. I am having a hard time with this & don't have the money to get counseling for the grief. Even though I am not in Richards family, I loved him. I remember washing his face & hands everyday & telling him how handsome he was while he sat close to me. The other children ask for him everyday now, but they are too young to understand. I don't want Richard to be forgotton in time. Please say prayers that his murderer will pay for what he did to that poor little boy (he beat Richard to death). I am so upset I could write a book about my feelings. But Richard is the issue, not me. He touched so many lives in a short time. I wonder if his mother or that monster have any idea how sweet he was & how many people outside of their family cared for him. Any of us would gladly have given him a home where he would be loved & would have been safe. Debbie
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