Relative of foster mom in horrific B.C. child abuse case calls for change
CTV
When details began emerging about the horrific suffering of two Fraser Valley children at the hands of their foster parents, a relative of the foster mom said she didn't believe it at first.
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When details began emerging about the horrific suffering of two Fraser Valley children at the hands of their foster parents, a relative of the foster mom said she didn’t believe it at first.
“I thought she was a good mother,” said the woman, who cannot be named because of a court ban.
In an exclusive interview with CTV News, the woman said she’s not sure what changed with the foster mom, but believes “something broke her … she couldn’t handle the responsibility.”
Last month, the home where the children lived was described as a “house of horrors” by a judge in Chilliwack. An 11-year-old boy in care died after being beaten in February 2021, but it was just one of many beatings he and his younger sibling endured at the hands of their foster parents.
“I was angry. I was devastated,” the relative said after learning what happened.
Among other forms of suffering, the children were punched, kicked, and hit with belts and pieces of wood. They were forced to eat feces and vomit and drink urine. They were forced to eat dog food.