Post by Jeanne Sager
You hear a lot out of the court system about keeping families together and restoring the parent/child relationship. Makes sense, right? But the story of the 2-year-old boy who cops say was killed by his own mother in New York City makes me wonder if sometimes they push a little too hard. Afriyie Gaspard is facing charges of manslaughter and murder after cops say she strangled little Izayah Hall. This mother of six allegedly told cops she squeezed the boy's neck to get him to stop crying. It's all sad and crazy enough, but then get this. It seems Afriyie JUST got several of her kids back in March after losing them in a child abandonment case.![]()
You hear a lot out of the court system about keeping families together and restoring the parent/child relationship. Makes sense, right? But the story of the 2-year-old boy who cops say was killed by his own mother in New York City makes me wonder if sometimes they push a little too hard. Afriyie Gaspard is facing charges of manslaughter and murder after cops say she strangled little Izayah Hall. This mother of six allegedly told cops she squeezed the boy's neck to get him to stop crying. It's all sad and crazy enough, but then get this. It seems Afriyie JUST got several of her kids back in March after losing them in a child abandonment case.