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Rebekah’s Death and the System’s Failure | Mesa News
A mother’s grief turns to fury as she files a wrongful death lawsuit against Arizona’s Department of Child Safety, accusing officials of ignoring dozens of abuse reports that may have saved her daughter’s life. Ten-year-old Rebekah Baptiste died a year ago after suffering severe brain trauma from prolonged abuse — abuse her own father and his girlfriend allegedly inflicted. Despite Rebekah seeking help at a gas station nine months before her death, authorities dismissed her injuries as self-inflicted. The department’s own timeline reveals they’ve been monitoring the family since 2015 — yet…
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