Eleven-year-old Aarabella McCormack died in the hospital last August. Prosecutors say she was severely malnourished, weighing just 48 pounds at the time. They also say her body was covered in bruises and doctors found 15 still-healing bone fractures.
Her adoptive mother and grandparents face criminal charges
“She was the most open, loving, affectionate little girl,” Aarabella’s biological mother, Torriana Florey, told NBC 7, “and then she got with the McCormacks and it’s like her soul died. And it hurts — very much so.” Florey said social workers didn’t properly vet the McCormacks, didn’t properly investigate suspected abuse reports and didn’t ensure Aarabella was receiving proper medical care.
The claim says the county took custody of Aarabella and her two younger sisters in 2016. Florey said she was in a tumultuous relationship at the time, and the county did not want the children exposed to domestic violence between the couple. She is adamant she was never accused of abusing her girls. Florey said she is in a much better place now, has gone through therapy and is fighting to regain custody of her two youngest daughters. For now, the girls have been placed with a foster family.
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