Hazelle H. v. Superior Court CA1/5

background in our concurrently filed opinion (Hazelle H. v. Superior Court, supra, A172406) and provide additional background information post regarding the twins. On August 29, 2023, the day of the domestic violence incident that led to the filing of the petition, the twins were in the bedroom with Laylani when mother and Brian W. began fighting in the hallway. Laylani reported that all three children have been present when Brian W. choked mother. All three children were afraid, and Wynter cried every time there was yelling at home.

2 All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 The twins were initially placed with their maternal aunt Joellyn B. Another maternal aunt, Sabrina H., assisted with caregiving while Joellyn B. was at work. The maternal aunts reported that the twins had limited speech, which they believed was due to watching too much television and not attending school. Mother’s visitation initially was supervised on weekend afternoons at Sabrina H.’s home. As of the Agency’s October 19, 2023, disposition report, mother was not consistently visiting the twins for the minimum of six hours a week, or more. Mother presented as tearful, angry, and…