Negligence from Sacramento CPS resulted in 6-week-old Baby Macey being found dead in her car seat
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.June 6, 2016 DailyHaze
Baby Macey dead Sacramento CPS
Written By: Meko Haze 6/6/2016
On March 21, of this year, Macey Clara was brought into the world. Macey’s parents decided they were not able to take care of their daughter and opted for the paternal grandmother Tracey Rhodd to take custody.
On March 25, Baby Macey went home with Rhodd, but her time with Rhodd would be short lived. Just over a week old, the Sacramento, California CPS removed the baby from the grandmother on April 1.
Rhodd was told that Baby Macey needed to be with approved foster parents. However, Rhodd was fully capable of providing care for Macey.
Rhodd fought to get custody of Baby Macey. She was told that she could eventually receive custody, but in the meantime, she used visitation to continue forming a bond with her granddaughter. Rhodd was doing all of the necessary paperwork and determined to be granted custody.
Macey’s aunt, Jess Chaudhry, told Daily Haze that the foster parents who received Macey were both over the age of 60. The elderly couple already had four foster children, two of which were 2-year-old and the other two both were 3-years-old.
Rhodd had concerns if Baby Macey, being a newborn, would receive enough attention from the foster parents. When Rhodd asked why she was not allowed to take her granddaughter CPS told her she had not passed her background check. In 2001, Rhodd was going through a divorce and received a violation of a restraining order.
The decision came as a shock to Rhodd, mainly since she was a foster for Macey’s cousin in 2012, for six months. While CPS allowed her to take care of her first grandchild, they would only allow her to see Macey for 2-hours a week, which she did.
Rhodd was told that she would have Macey back in a maximum of 30-days, but CPS continuously managed to push back her home inspection. The constant cancellations delayed Rhodd from getting Macey back, despite being told it would only be a month tops. Little did she know that Baby Macey would not be returning to her custody.
On May 2, 2016, under 2-months since Macey was placed into CPS custody, the Sacramento Sheriff Chaplain came to Rhodd’s house to inform her that Baby Macey was dead.
Baby Macey’s foster parents had placed the young child in a car seat and neglected to check on her all night. The foster parents claim that they opened the door to the room Baby Macey was in and looked in around midnight. The 911 call was placed after Macey was found dead at roughly 8:45 am.
Rhodd is still waiting on the final coroner report. The coroner let her know that he had questions about the death. The main question being why the Macey was left in a car seat without being checked on for such an extended period.
CPS had no answers for Rhodd. In fact, they never even contacted them to notify them that Macey had passed away. Instead, they ignored Rhodd’s calls. The biological father was never notified. The Sacramento CPS acted as if it had never happened. When Rhodd was finally able to get in contact with CPS, they were not even aware that Macey had passed.
Chaudhry claims that CPS said they would pay for the funeral, but they would dispose of the ashes. The family would not receive them. Later, CPS said they would give her $5,000 towards funeral costs. When Rhodd questioned why her phone calls had been ignored, she claims she was told that a supervisor had told them not to contact her due to fear that media would find out what happened.
Now this heartbroken family is left with questions surrounding the death of this baby. Why did the foster parents not check on a 6-week-old baby all night long? Why was Baby Macey sleeping in a car seat all night long in the first place? Why did this elderly couple with four other foster children receive custody over the grandmother? If the grandmother had received custody, Macey would most likely still be alive today.
The family wants justice for Baby Macey. Along with being ignored by CPS, local media in the area has ignored them as well, forcing the family to take to social media to beg for people to help get the word out. Nothing will bring Baby Macey back, but someone needs to be held accountable for her untimely death. This tragedy is a perfect example of how Child Protective Services can fail a family. The system is broken, and often we find children like Macey ending up in foster care instead of with willing and able family members.
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