Woman Held in Death of Foster Child Crime

She is accused of beating toddler with paddle and leaving him unattended in tub. Social workers had regularly inspected home

Los Angeles Times

[Valerie Lacy-Walker] returned to find the child limp and "not breathing well," [Schuyler Sprowles] said.

Walker called a hospital and dialed 911.

The hospital notified child welfare workers, Sprowles said.

In the case of the Walker family, social workers exceeded the requirements, Sprowles said.

[Robert Brown] was visited five times: once in August, three times in September and once in October, Sprowles said.

The visits did not reveal any problems.

Children's Services expressly prohibits corporal punishment of foster children, Sprowles said, adding that "it clearly sounds like there was some corporal punishment applied."

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