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Albert Smith

5 year old developmentally delayed Albert Smith died after being hit in the head with a board for not saying his prayers correctly. Foster mother Rosa Lee Jones pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Foster father Nathaniel Jones was not charged.

Florida HRS expressed concerns about Mrs. Jones in 1979 when they first approved her as a foster mother because she was ''somewhat fanatical'' in her religious beliefs. She was an associate pastor at a Holiness church. HRS had investigated reports of previous beatings and Albert had asked to be moved from the home prior to his death.
Date: 1988-01-01
Placement type: Foster care
Type of abuse: Lethal physical abuse
Abuser: Foster mother
Disabilities: yes
Fundamentalist faith: yes

Location

Clair-Mel City, Florida
United States
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Foster mother in Hillsborough gets 15 years for slaying child 1988-10-08
Foster mother pleads guilty to killing boy 1988-09-01
Invisible children (Editorial)1988-04-02
WOMAN CHARGED IN DEATH TOOK IN 14 KIDS 1988-04-02
Foster mother gets 5 years for child abuse 1988-04-02
HRS reviewing child's death; Counselor in case was on probation 1988-04-01
The system must work for the children 1988-04-01
List naming abused children is long one 1988-03-31
MOM CHARGED IN 5-YEAR-OLD FOSTER CHILD'S DEATH 1988-03-31
Foster mom charged with murder of boy 1988-03-31
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