Happy, happy birthday.

[HomeLAN]

A 6-year-old boy who was accidentally left behind by his family after they celebrated his birthday at a restaurant will temporarily remain in state custody, a judge ruled Monday.

Michael James Emanuel Jr.'s family said they accidentally left him Saturday night and didn't notice he was missing until the next day. Each relative thought the child was with another family member, they told police.

Employees at the Boca Raton restaurant called police, and the child was taken into state custody, Palm Beach County sheriff's spokesman Paul Miller said Monday.

Diane Duvall, an attorney for the boy's mother, Lacqetta Monroe, 23, told the judge there were 12 kids at the party at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant, and as they all piled into cars to leave, the boy was simply overlooked.

The state Department of Children and Families will likely determine Tuesday whether Michael can live temporarily with a relative, Palm Beach County Juvenile Judge Ronald Alvarez said.

Duvall declined to comment on the case outside court. The Department of Children and Families also declined to comment. Monroe's telephone number was not listed under her name.

No criminal charges have been filed.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/Boy_Left_Behind.html

 

[highwayman]

Some mother, she didn't think about checking on jr?

 

[Leslie]

I can almost see it happening. But *almost* is as far as it goes. Headcounts? Watch your kid getting into the car he's going off in?

This is just simple dumbshitness. At least she didn't lose someone else's kid.

 

[highwayman]

I can see loosing some other kid but loosing her own? Wonder what she was smoking...

 

[Inkara1]

Seems to me any parent worth his or her salt would want rock-solid proof of where his or her six-year-old is at all times, not just an "I think."

 

[2minkey]

This is just simple dumbshitness.

i'd say, more accurately, that it's dumbassitude in play here.

 

[Gonz]

A few hours is assuming Auntie Mae has them. Overnight is absolute useless stupidoty. Off with her head.

 

[highwayman]

A few hours is assuming Auntie Mae has them. Overnight is absolute useless stupidoty. Off with her head.

Or put her in rehab for smoking crack...

 

[Leslie]

Poor little guy is never gonna have a happy birthday again with this year as memories.

A 6-year-old boy who was accidentally left behind by his mother after they celebrated his birthday at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant will temporarily live with relatives while the state determines whether he can return home.

Michael James Emanuel Jr. has been in state custody since Saturday night. His mother, Lacqetta Monroe, has said she didn't notice he was missing until Sunday morning. Each relative at the party thought the child was with another family member, they told police.

After a hearing Monday, Palm Beach County Juvenile Judge Ronald Alvarez ordered the Department of Children and Families to determine whether relatives were suited to care for the child while it is decided if he can eventually return home.

http://www.local6.com/family/9331226/detail.html

 

[freako104]

Some mother, she didn't think about checking on jr?

That would require some common sense.

 

[highwayman]

That would require some common sense.

Common.....Sense.....Were does that apply here?
The mother didn't know enough to check on jr and I bet she has an attourny on the case right now trying to get jr back for more abuse...

 

[freako104]

Common.....Sense.....Were does that apply here?
The mother didn't know enough to check on jr and I bet she has an attourny on the case right now trying to get jr back for more abuse...

Common sense: It would require some logic for the mother to check to see if everyone was there



I hope the courts do not give her the kid back