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State: Anthony Responsible for Caylee's Death

Mother failed to protect child, DCF reports finds

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 12, 2011 1:35 AM CDT | Updated Aug 12, 2011 3:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – Casey Anthony is responsible for the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, according to Florida's Department of Children and Families. The report—the first to blame Anthony for her daughter's death—states that the young mother "failed to protect her child from harm either through her actions or lack of actions, which tragically resulted in the child's untimely death," the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Department investigators verified three accusations classed as "maltreatments" of Caylee: death, failure to protect, and threatened harm. But investigators could not verify allegations of two more "maltreatments"—asphyxiation and physical injury—because medical examiners were unable to confirm the cause of Caylee's death, which Anthony said was due to accidental drowning. Anthony was cleared of murder and aggravated child abuse charges last month, and the sheriff's office will not be taking any additional action against her as a result of the report.

This photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office shows 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.
This photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office shows 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.   (AP Photo/Orange County Sheriff's Office)
Casey Anthony leaves the Booking and Release Center at the Orange County Jail after she was acquitted of murdering her daughter.
Casey Anthony leaves the Booking and Release Center at the Orange County Jail after she was acquitted of murdering her daughter.   (Getty Images)
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COMMENTS
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Person12345
Aug 13, 2011 12:41 PM CDT
I always thought it was a crime not to report a death.  She should be charged with failure to report a death, that's the least the State of Florida can do now, after they botched the trial.  She needs to pay for what she did.
BetwixtTheAbsu
Aug 12, 2011 7:25 PM CDT
Why do people care so much about this case? I don't get it, it was one child. People get killed all the time, no big deal.
dann0
Aug 12, 2011 2:54 PM CDT
Florida should watch out or they'll get sued for slander.  She was, after all, found not guilty. For them to come out and say she "failed to protect her child from harm either through her actions or lack of actions, which tragically resulted in the child's untimely death,"   This can be said about just about any parent who has had a child die.

 
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