Chloe Valentine lived in Ingle Farm with her mother Ashlee Polkinghorne, 23 and her mother’s partner Benjamin McPartland, 28 . Together they thought it was a good joke to force Chloe to drive a motorbike three times her weight . The motorbike was a 50cc dirt bike of 50kg while Chloe only weighed 17kg . Chloe’s estimated speed on the motorbike while driving was 40km/hr . During this time she became unconscious after falling off the motorbike numerous times and was only submitted into the Women’s and Children’s Hospital eight hours and a half after the incident . Shortly after submitting Chloe into hospital, Ashlee Polkinghorne had left and Chloe valentine died on January 20th 2012 . To the condition and state Chloe was in a forensic pathologist stated that she had seen terrifying bruises only once before, in an adult . …show more content…
One of Australia’s most respected Judges, Justice Trish Kelly took the case in the Supreme Court on the 2nd April 2014.
Justice Kelly had stated that “failure to call the ambulance immediately after she was unconscious was neglect ”. Ashlee Polkinghorne, plead guilty to manslaughter and her co-accused plead guilty to manslaughter by criminal neglect . The original sentence put forward to the couple reduced from a total of nine years imprisonment by their guilty plea. Justice Kelly revealed Benjamin McPartland’s sentence of seven years imprisonment with non-parole period of 4 years and two months . Ashlee Polkinghorne received eight years with a non-parole of 4 years and 9 months, due to her late plea on the second day of her trial . Although the couple were charged with negligence it was taken as a course of conduct not an isolated plea
. South Australian Coroner Mark Johns recommended numerous changes to the child protection services, from his findings in the Chloe Valentine Inquest . Already, children around South Australia are being abused or neglected, with Families SA receiving almost 37500 family reports and more . The coroner stated from his findings that the child protection system is “broken and fundamentally flawed” .Therefore; on the 5th of March 2015 a bill was introduced to the Australian parliament and Minister of Child Protection Reform and Attorney General John Rau stated “The proposed amendments are significant and will make lasting changes to the child protection system ”. South Australian state Government agreed that 19 of the 21 recommendations will be accepted by the Coroner for the Chloe Valentine Inquest . Identifying three amendments out of the 19 to the Child Protection Act 1993 are that if a child is born to a person who has a conviction from a child previously born to them, of manslaughter by criminal neglect, manslaughter or murder should have other children in their care removed from birth . It would also be wise to amend the act to include cumulative harm as a relative factor when it comes to making decisions about the care of a child and having an urgent re-education to rectify extensive misunderstanding that parents need to be consulted on for the care decisions about their child . The changes would be beneficial to society as it will achieve social cohesion. It will provide a balance between rights and responsibilities by identify and making changes on what is right and wrong when it comes to the way you treat a child. It will reinforce the values of society for those who agree that the Child Protection Act 1993 is broken and needs to be changed. Lastly it would achieve acceptable behaviour by assuring children are kept safe from any harm that can be done to them by parents. Social progress can also be achieved by bringing it to the standards that the community would need it today as the Chloe Valentine case was one of the huge impacts on the community and the safety of children that needs to be fixed.
The appeal was heard in The NSW Supreme Court, Court of Appeal. The appellant appealed the issue of “blameless accidents” therefore providing new evidence, with the view that the preceding judge made an error recognising the content and scope of duty of care. He also noted the breach of duty of care and causation .
At admission, Mollie’s main complaint was right hip pain. She was not oriented to person, place or time, responding with “I don’t know” to questions asked. While the emergency department nurse completed a physical assessment, Molly’s hospital record was retrieved. Molly was discharged from the hospital two weeks ago, having been admitted for dehydration. Her health history was significant for hypertension and diabetes. Her primary care provider and home health care information were included in Mollie’s hospital record, as was her daughter’s contact information. The emergency department performed an x ray to evaluate Mollie’s right hip pain and there was no evidence of a fracture. Per MD order, labs and samples were collected and processed: CBC-diff, CRP, hyperal, blood culture, prealbumin level and urinalysis. Molly was evaluated for sexual assault and the appropriate samples were gathered. The forensic nurse gently scraped material from underneath Mollie’s fingernails. Bruises were measured and age of each bruise was estimated by
A year went by and in January 1983 Joshua was admitted into the local hospital by his father's girlfriend and former sister-in-law, Marie Deshaney. Joshua was treated for significant bruises and abrasions all over his body, In the medical report Marie Deshaney stated that Joshua had been hit in the head by another toddler with a metal toy truck. The examining physician suspected child abuse when he examined Joshua’s wounds and immediately notified the DSS.... ... middle of paper ...
It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for Marsha Bradley, who was my colleague when I worked at State Farm Insurance Company from 1997 to 2004. Without question, Marsha is one of the most knowledgeable, professional, and passionate people that I have worked with in my 26 years of practicing law.
On June 7th 2008, Sarah May Ward was arrested for the murder of Eli Westlake after she ran him over in a motor vehicle in St. Leonards. Prior to the incident the offender had been driving the wrong way down Christine Lane which was a one way street. Whilst this was occurring she was intoxicated, under the influence of marijuana, valium, and ecstasy and was unlicensed to drive. The victim and his brother who were also intoxicated, where walking down the lane and where nearly hit by the offender. This prompted the victim to throw cheese balls at the car and make a few sarcastic remarks regarding her driving ability. After a brief confrontation between the two parties the victim and his brother turned away and proceeded to walk down Lithgow Street. The offender followed the victim into the street and drove into him while he was crossing a driveway.
Rosa Lee Cunningham is a 52-year old African American female. She is 5-foot-1-inch, 145 pounds. Rosa Lee is married however, is living separately from her husband. She has eight adult children, Bobby, Richard, Ronnie, Donna (Patty), Alvin, Eric, Donald (Ducky) and one child who name she did not disclose. She bore her eldest child at age fourteen and six different men fathered her children. At Rosa Lee’s recent hospital admission to Howard University Hospital emergency room blood test revealed she is still using heroin. Though Rosa Lee recently enrolled in a drug-treatment program it does not appear that she has any intention on ending her drug usage. When asked why she no longer uses heroin she stated she doesn’t always have the resources to support her addiction. Rosa Lee is unemployed and receiving very little in government assistance. She appears to
This letter is written by Jonathan Airey regarding my own loss of consortium brought on by the December 23, 2016 car accident involving Stephanie Airey. Stephanie is and always has been a loving spouse and mother to our children. The injuries she sustained on December 23, 2016 incapacitated Stephanie from that time until April 12, 2017. Stephanie’s incapacity was hugely impactful on my life and the lives of our children.
Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your attention today. [Slide #2] I would like to assert that separation is not the end of a relationship. Divorce is not the end of a relationship. Even an arrest is not the end of a relationship. Only death is the end of a relationship. In the case of defendant Donna Osborn, her insistence that ‘“one way or another I’ll be free,”’ as told in the testimony of her friend Jack Mathews and repeated in many others’, indicates that despite the lack of planning, the defendant had the full intent to kill her husband, Clinton Osborn.
Kristen Heather Strickland was born November 13th, 1967 in Fall River Massachusetts. She was the eldest child of her parents, Richard and Claudia Strickland. “Kristen was the oldest growing up in what seemed to be a well-adjusted home. Kristen lived her early years to preteen years without any problems, including during school and at home with family” (Jakclyn Rankin, 2013). She did well in school all the way through high school and graduated early at the age of only sixteen years old. After high school, she attended Greenville College and graduated with a nursing degree, and later received her nursing license in 1988. She married Glenn Gilbert that same year, and started her first job as a nurse at the Veterans Medical Center
The primary diagnosis for Amanda Anderson is separation anxiety disorder (SAD) with a co-morbidity of school phobia. Separation anxiety disorder is commonly the precursor to school phobia, which is “one of the two most common anxiety disorders to occur during childhood, and is found in about 4% to 10% of all children” (Mash & Wolfe, 2010, p. 198). Amanda is a seven-year-old girl and her anxiety significantly affects her social life. Based on the case study, Amanda’s father informs the therapist that Amanda is extremely dependent on her mother and she is unenthusiastic when separated from her mother. Amanda was sitting on her mother’s lap when the therapist walked in the room to take Amanda in her office for an interview (Morgan, 1999, p. 1).
The quality of child care in the United States leaves room for improvement. According to (Deborah, L., Vandell, & Barbara, W.), suggest that when low-income families received child care, mothers are more likely to keep doctor’s appointments and decrease their stress level. The cost of child care is having a huge impact on the careers of working parents and people with disabilities. According to the case study of Katy Adams is one that conveys the message of different facets of stress and, how it impacts a person’s health and well been. Stress plays a vital role in a person’s overall health. One of the non-medical problems of Katy’s Adams case study is related to denial of child care services because she was hospitalized and was unable to
16-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is suffering from pneumonia but has been blind for the last three years. While in captivity she has shown traits such as independence and quick thinking.She was always remembering details so she could escape and was testing her limits. Over time she begins to not rely on Griffin to help her around.
The situation in which I will be referring to throughout this essay is a family dinner celebrating my brother’s engagement to his fiancé whom my mother approves of but my father does not. The works of Arlie Hochschild on emotional work will be used to analyze the situational context. Arlie Hochschild is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley whose area of interest is in how individuals manage their emotions and perform emotional labor in places that require control over one’s character such as their workplace. Her work suggests the idea that emotion and feeling are social. In this Hochschild (1983) means that there are rules to how we feel in every situation such as birthday parties and trying to stay happy at them or funerals and being expected to express emotions of grief. An individual may engage in emotional work by changing their affective state to match the feeling rules of the situation, Hochschild (1983) refers to this as two concepts: surface acting and deep acting.
Andrea Yates’ life started out completely normal. She graduated number one in her high school class, became a registered nurse for the Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and met the love of her life and got married. Her life sounds as normal as anyone’s does. Four months after she gave birth to her fourth child, something changed. She tried her first suicide attempt by swallowing 40-50 sleeping pills. She was hospitalized to a psychiatric facility and diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Her doctor’s attempt to medicate her was unsuccessful. She was discharged due to insurance restrictions and according to Charles Patrick Ewing, a forensic psychologist and attorney who wrote the book Insanity, Murder, Madness, and the Law “her family contracted to keep a close eye on the patient.” Several months following her hospitalization, her mental health declined. She lost 13 pounds, had no energy, slept all day, and had memory and conce...
“In the front seat was Gregg, driving, Sarah, in the middle, and Robyn, on the passenger side. In the rear seat was Jeff, behind the driver, Haley, in the middle, and Rachel, on the passenger side. EVERYONE was wearing their SEAT BELTS, as is our family habit. EVERYONE walked away from this accident with only bruises. The only blood was Robyn had small nicks from glass in a couple of places on her right arm and right leg.