If Your 2yo Sleeps 18 Hours & You Can't Wake Him, Do You Need To Be Told To Call 911?
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Her Facebook account has since been deleted.
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130512/NEWS03/130519819Following two weeks on life support, a 2-year-old boy who was allegedly assaulted by his mother died Friday at a Massachusetts hospital, according to a family spokesman.
Devon Gould had remained in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital since April 26 with a serious brain injury, significant head trauma and intercranial bleeding. His mother, Unique S. Gould, 21, of 8 Ash Court, was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, accused of repeatedly striking the boy on the buttocks and head the night before, according to court documents.
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Devon, who turned 2 on March 16, had been on full life support with a breathing and feeding tube for exactly two weeks.
The boy's father, whose name has not yet been released, decided to remove the life support and try to wean the child, understanding that the outcome might not be favorable, according to Christopher Smart, Unique Gould's uncle.
"He was able to breathe on his own for almost six hours," Smart said of Devon. "He was showing signs that his lungs were fine, and they thought he might be able to be strong enough. But now, my family has been devastated."
Jeffery Strelzin of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said Saturday that no upgraded charges have been filed against the mother, Unique Gould. However, Strelzin said the case is still under investigation.
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In an email to the Sunday News, Jane Young, also of the state Attorney General's Office, said her agency will continue to work with the Nashua Police Department to determine whether, based on all of the evidence, additional charges are warranted.
In a tragic and unfortunate coincidence, Devon's great-great grandmother - who has been on her deathbed in Florida for several days - also died on Friday.
"Two deaths in one day has not been easy, but he has his great-great grandmother with him in heaven. We know he is pain free now, and we know that she is watching over him," said Smart.
The family, he added, still has many unanswered questions about what led up to Devon's fatal injuries.
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Police have not elaborated on the case, but court records indicate that Gould was interviewed by two detectives, at which time she allegedly acknowledged spanking her son on April 25, the day before emergency crews arrived at her home.
"She admitted that she struck (him) numerous times on his buttocks and confirmed that she also struck him in the head with her hand. Gould made admissions that she 'blacked out' at one point, and admitted to hitting (him) very hard," according to a police affidavit filed by Detective Marc Anderson.
Police have refused to comment on whether Gould may have been impaired at the time of the alleged assault, given her statement to authorities about possibly blacking out during the incident.
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http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/na...n-2/-/9857858/19958606/-/jmsq1az/-/index.htmlInvestigators said the boy was taken to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center on Friday afternoon after his mother, Unique Gould, 22, called for an ambulance, saying she couldn't get him to wake up. Medical crews reported that the boy had "significant head trauma and intracranial bleeding."
Family friend Mia Blais said the boy was put to bed the night before about 8 p.m.
"Supposedly, she put him down for his bedtime around 8 o'clock the night prior," Blais said. "All those hours of actually not physically waking up -- I don't know any 2-year-old that would sleep that long."
Blais said she urged Gould to call for medical assistance because the boy had not been awake for 18 hours.
"I was like, 'Here's the number. Call them. If you don't call them, I'm calling them. He's not waking up,'" Blais said.
Her Facebook account has since been deleted.
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130430/NEWS03/130439926There is a short posting on Gould's Facebook page identifying herself as a single mother of an almost two-year-old boy, Devon. "I love him to death," she wrote.
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