In re Christian T. CA2/6

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 2000, Mother and her then boyfriend Patrick S. had a daughter, Patricia. In the fall of 2000, over a period of several weeks, Mother and Patrick S. brutally tortured and murdered 14-month-old Demetri, a developmentally disabled child, who had been temporarily entrusted to their care by his drug-addicted mother while she was in custody. Demetri died on October 22, 2000. In October 2000, Mother gave birth to her second child Patrick, who was taken into protective custody when the child tested positive for opiates. Reunification services for Mother were bypassed and her parental rights were terminated as to Patricia and Patrick. Mother was arrested on charges related to the death of Demetri. She was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and mayhem and was sentenced to six years in prison. She was released on parole on March 7, 2006. In March 2006, Mother met Father and became pregnant with Christian T. within the next few months. Christian was born in March 2007, and was immediately detained in protective custody. In April 2007, the court sustained HSA's Welfare and Institutions Code section 3001 petition finding Mother had an extensive drug…