Just another starvation and murder of a two-year-old.

From the paper without a name comes the story of poor little Brooklyn, who was given away by her parents and then starved and beaten to death by her "caregiver". (Apparently the headline writer intended no irony.)

Evil stalks all the land, kiddies, and nobody gives a damn.


Caregiver charged with homicide after death of 2-year-old girl

A West Lampeter Township woman is charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl who suffered traumatic injuries to her brain and spinal cord and showed signs of malnutrition and starvation, authorities said Monday.

Angela M. Diaz, 36, of the 2200 block of Hollinger Road, is charged with homicide and two felony counts of endangering a child, according to court records.

She is at Lancaster County Prison, where she is being held without bail.

Police say she fabricated a story to avoid responsibility in the death of Brooklyn Elaine March, who died on May 20.

Emergency personnel responded to a cardiac arrest call at Diaz’s home at about 9 p.m. May 16, according to the criminal complaint.

Diaz told responders that Brooklyn fell out of bed at about 2 p.m. but showed no signs of being injured from the fall, according to the complaint.

According to the complaint, Diaz told police Brooklyn vomited on the floor and as Diaz cleaned it up, the child turned white and collapsed on the floor.

Brooklyn was taken to Lancaster General Hospital where initial reports showed she sustained a bilateral bleed in her head, suspicious bruising on her buttocks and injuries to her nose and left eye, according to the police report.

Two hours after arriving to LGH, the child was flown to Penn State Children’s Hospital, where she died four days later.

Brooklyn died of multiple traumatic injuries to her brain and spinal cord, according to the criminal complaint, which also states there were hemorrhages to both eyes and bleeding on the brain.

The death was ruled a homicide by forensic pathologist Dr. Wayne Ross, who told police the injuries caused “immediate incapacitation,” and Brooklyn showed signs of “malnutrition, starvation and failure to thrive.”

Brooklyn lived with Diaz by agreement with the child’s parents, Troy A. and Jessica L. March, according to police. Diaz did not have legal custody of the child.

Police said the Marches were facing an undisclosed hardship, and Brooklyn was living with Diaz since January.

Neither parent was available for comment Tuesday afternoon.

Diaz lived at the home with her husband and children, said the district attorney's office, which added that Diaz's husband was not home the day the girl suffered the fatal injuries.

Police said two of Diaz’s children said they were not in the room when Brooklyn suffered her injuries, leaving only Diaz present with the child.

Neither the March parents nor Diaz's husband have been charged, according to Brett Hambright, spokesman for the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.

However, the investigation is still ongoing, he said.    

Jessica March told police her daughter became much skinnier — the child's hip bones and ribs were visible — since Diaz became her caregiver.

A sibling of Brooklyn was present in Diaz’s home and was removed by Children and Youth services in May, West Lampeter Township Detective Steven Heinly said Tuesday.

WTF? If one's in danger, why would anyone think the other is safe? These government criminals will sleep soundly tonight, but they will pay someday.

Heinly, who filed the charges, said the child has since been returned to her parents.

Once again, everyone is culpable.

Diaz was arraigned by District Judge William Benner Jr.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled at 2:15 p.m. Aug. 30 before Benner.

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