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Mom danced, child died
Toddler was abandoned for 33 hours, court told
By SUN MEDIA
TORONTO -- Single mom Clara DaSilva admitted in court yesterday she danced the night away while her two-year-daughter was dying of dehydration in a sweltering apartment. Tiny toddler Adrianna Maria DaSilva was abandoned for at least 33 hours in a 35 C room before her mom discovered her dead on Sept. 9, 2002.
Clara DaSilva, 24, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Ontario Superior Court Justice David Watt will sentence her in January.
Crown attorney David Wright outlined the facts behind the disturbing death of a toddler, exposing an irresponsible young mother who was drawn to salsa dancing while shirking her responsibilities to her 25-month-old child.
While Wright read the details, Adrianna's father, Mark Yetman, wept while holding a portrait of his "little angel."
"I thought she was an excellent mom, but I guess that was all a lie. She killed our baby. I hope all these horrible memories will haunt her for the rest of her life," said Yetman, who split up with DaSilva a year earlier.
DaSilva lied to homicide detectives about hiring a 16-year-old babysitter named "Kelly," claiming she paid her $50 in advance and supplied ample food.
Court heard that DaSilva owed her landlord and babysitter money and was being pursued by collection agencies. But instead of tightening her belt, she spent the last three nights of her child's life dancing, paying cover charges and taking $20-$25 taxi rides home.
As she usually did, DaSilva went salsa dancing at a club on Friday and Saturday night and attended "Salsa Night" at another club on Sunday.
While her mom danced and socialized, Adrianna was suffering from the withering heat in a non-air conditioned apartment which reeked of vomit and cat urine.
An autopsy revealed Adrianna had "severe diaper rash akin to second-degree burns."
Her regular babysitter, Erlinda Gayares, "noticed the severe diaper rash that the child suffered after four or five days at home." Wright said Gayares warned her mom that "Adrianna was not eating enough."
Sufficate the Bitch
I think she needs to go through what her child did. Some people just shouldn't be having children if they're that irresponsible.
Toddler was abandoned for 33 hours, court told
By SUN MEDIA
TORONTO -- Single mom Clara DaSilva admitted in court yesterday she danced the night away while her two-year-daughter was dying of dehydration in a sweltering apartment. Tiny toddler Adrianna Maria DaSilva was abandoned for at least 33 hours in a 35 C room before her mom discovered her dead on Sept. 9, 2002.
Clara DaSilva, 24, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Ontario Superior Court Justice David Watt will sentence her in January.
Crown attorney David Wright outlined the facts behind the disturbing death of a toddler, exposing an irresponsible young mother who was drawn to salsa dancing while shirking her responsibilities to her 25-month-old child.
While Wright read the details, Adrianna's father, Mark Yetman, wept while holding a portrait of his "little angel."
"I thought she was an excellent mom, but I guess that was all a lie. She killed our baby. I hope all these horrible memories will haunt her for the rest of her life," said Yetman, who split up with DaSilva a year earlier.
DaSilva lied to homicide detectives about hiring a 16-year-old babysitter named "Kelly," claiming she paid her $50 in advance and supplied ample food.
Court heard that DaSilva owed her landlord and babysitter money and was being pursued by collection agencies. But instead of tightening her belt, she spent the last three nights of her child's life dancing, paying cover charges and taking $20-$25 taxi rides home.
As she usually did, DaSilva went salsa dancing at a club on Friday and Saturday night and attended "Salsa Night" at another club on Sunday.
While her mom danced and socialized, Adrianna was suffering from the withering heat in a non-air conditioned apartment which reeked of vomit and cat urine.
An autopsy revealed Adrianna had "severe diaper rash akin to second-degree burns."
Her regular babysitter, Erlinda Gayares, "noticed the severe diaper rash that the child suffered after four or five days at home." Wright said Gayares warned her mom that "Adrianna was not eating enough."
Sufficate the Bitch
I think she needs to go through what her child did. Some people just shouldn't be having children if they're that irresponsible.
