Father Of Baby Killed In Abuse Case Wins $2.6M

Introduction

A father sued the Broward Sheriff's Office for the wrongful death of his 6-month-old daughter, and a jury awarded $4.5 million in damages.

The daughter, who passed away on October 28, 2016, from blunt force trauma, was not adequately protected, according to the father's claim against BSO Child Protective Investigations.

The defendant, who was found guilty of aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child, had been given custody of the infant by the mother. According to the plaintiff's attorney, the father was made to relive the awful events in his daughter's life over the course of the trial in order to get justice.

Despite being accountable for 58% of the wrongdoing, BSO is facing a $2.61 million judgement. The father made the decision to ask the Florida legislature for a claims bill in order to recover the balance of the judgment because Florida law only allows for a maximum of $200,000 in tort recovery from a governmental institution per individual.

The infant was two months old when she was treated for choking at the West Boca Medical Centre Satellite Emergency Centre. Makenzie sustained a black eye, according to a subsequent report from the North Broward Medical Centre. She was back in the Northwest Medical Centre with fractures in her wrist and leg around 15 days before she passed away.

The complaint claims that although a doctor at Northwest Medical Center's emergency department made the decision to contact an abuse hotline, a BSO investigator gave the child the all-clear to return to Pompano Beach. The infant was back in the emergency room of the Northwest Medical Centre about 11 days later with fractures to her head and both femurs. She didn't make it.

The baby's death was not the mother's fault, according to BSO officials. The Florida Department of Corrections was housing the accused at the DeSoto Work Camp near Arcadia after he received a 14-year jail term. He is expected to be released in 2031.

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