Tyler DeLeon
7-year-old boy adopted by Carole Ann DeLeon was severely dehydrated and weight only 28 pounds at the time of his death. Official cause of death was dehydration. While living in Wyoming, Carol Ann DeLeon had already had three children removed from her home because of child abuse. Tyler and his foster brother told teachers they were abused by DeLeon and her adult daughter Christina Burns-DeLeon. The school called CPS several times.
Date: 2005-01-13
Placement type: Adoption
Type of abuse: Non-lethal physical abuse, Lethal deprivation
Abuser: Adoptive mother
Placement
Organizations: Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Location
Deer Park, WashingtonUnited States
See map: Google Maps
| Document | Date |
|---|---|
| Releasing Spokane foster mother whose son starved | 2010-03-09 |
| State will pay millions to settle foster kids’ suit | 2008-11-21 |
| DeLeon children file multi-million dollar lawsuit | 2007-12-10 |
| Lawsuit says state failed foster children | 2007-12-07 |
| Former foster mom gets 6 years in prison for starving adopted son to death | 2007-07-23 |
| DeLeon sentenced to 6 years | 2007-07-22 |
| Plea deal for mother in death by dehydration of boy, 7 | 2007-07-15 |
| Deleon timeline | 2007-07-14 |
| Carole Ann DeLeon | 2007-07-02 |
| Boy died of thirst: a pattern of abuse emerges | 2007-06-28 |
| DeLeon daughter charged with assault: Woman accused of abusing child. | 2007-03-22 |
| DeLeon facing abuse charges | 2006-05-01 |
| Why did Tyler DeLeon die? | 2005-11-13 |
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