Zachary Higier
Fri, 2008-02-29 12:20 - Niels
2-year-old boy adopted by Louis and Natalia Higier, died of severe head trauma. Adoptive mother Natalia Higier, stated that he had fallen out of his crib or hit his head on the floor. She later admitted to tossing him into the air and he hit his head on the coffee table. Zachary sustained a bilateral skull fracture, strokes, brain swelling, and detached retinas. Natalia pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail with 18 months balance of sentence suspended for 4 years.
Date: 2002-08-15
Placement type: Adoption
Type of abuse: Lethal physical abuse
Abuser: Adoptive mother
Homestudy agency: Adoption Resource Associates, Cambridge, Masschusetts
Placement agency: Frank Adoption Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Location: Braintree, MA, US
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