In re K.Q. CA4/3

FACTS

I.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHILD WELFARE PROCEEDINGS

In May 2023, Mother moved with the children and their adult sister, H.Q., from Peru to California. Upon arrival in California, the family moved in with D.P., Mother’s oldest child and the adult half-sister of Ko.Q., Ke.Q., and H.Q. D.P. had lived in the United States for about 10 years. In early August 2023, the police were called three times to D.P.’s home for domestic dispute incidents. The children told the police Mother had physically abused and inappropriately disciplined them for years. The physical abuse included Mother hitting them on the face with her hand, beating them with objects such as a wooden stick and a belt, throwing shoes

3 and bottles at them, and withholding food from them. They also reported Mother had punished them with insults and humiliation. After the third visit from the police, Mother left D.P.’s home. The children, however, refused to leave with Mother and remained at D.P.’s home. They were taken into protective custody two days later and placed with D.P. On August 25, 2023, the Agency filed a child welfare petition, alleging the children came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under…