No Justice: Mother Of 5 Charged After 6MO Found Dead In Filthy, Feces Smeared Home

[Sugar Cookie]

A mother of 5 whose six-month-old was found dead in a filthy, feces-smeared home is facing criminal charges and has been stripped of her children.

Charlene June Riera, 39, is charged with child endangerment alleging her five children lived in a squalid home with no food or main heat source.

The charges follow the death of Riera’s daughter, 6-month-old Nora Riera, who died in the family home at the home the morning of Jan. 4.

An autopsy determined the baby died of “asphyxiation due to mechanical compression,” and the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office ruled the death accidental.

But state police say when they entered the home they were hit by a foul odor and observed filthy conditions, including garbage, leftover food and clothing scattered around. Officers also observed animal feces on the floors of multiple rooms, police said.

The home featured a large bird cage containing two cockatoos along with a chicken, as well as an overturned cat litter box in an upstairs room, according to the complaint. There was also a baby crib that was filled with clothing and empty soda boxes, police said.

The basement had a large number of filled garbage bags, and the refrigerator didn’t contain any food, according to police.

The rest of Charlene Riera’s children remain in foster care, but she has been busy repairing and cleaning her home, the newspaper states, adding:

A judge in the case allowed her to remain free on $25,000 unsecured bail, with orders for her to continue rehabilitating the property.

Pa. mom of 5 faces felonies after baby died in ‘filthy’ house

A mother of 5 whose six-month-old was found dead is facing felony charges and has been stripped of her children.

www.pennlive.com

 

[Sejanus]

I wonder.
Will it become suitable for human habitation?

When people go in will they be all Better Homes and Gardens?
"Oh, Shawleen...dahling I love what you've done with the place!
Nary a hint of bowel blossoms or micturition. You have truly outdone yourself dear."

We have fallen so far in modern society.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Charlene June Riera, 39

Newport Twp. Code Enforcement deemed the home unfit for human habitation based on the amount of “garbage and filth” police found. State police Cpl. Robert Betnar told the judge that, although the house failed an inspection on Feb. 4, Riera has been working to improve the property, which she owns along with her husband.

Riera informed the court that her husband, 36-year-old Bolivar Patricio Riera, had nothing to do with the condition of the property because he is in prison. Court records show Bolivar Riera was sentenced last August to serve three to six years in state prison on charges of aggravated indecent assault with forcible compulsion and unlawful sexual contact with a minor.

Webby allowed Charlene Riera to remain free on $25,000 unsecured bail, with orders for her to continue rehabilitating the property. Charlene Riera, who is already on probation from a previous driving under the influence conviction, was also ordered to continue drug and alcohol treatment and to take parenting classes.

Police: Mother of dead baby housed kids in filth

WILKES-BARRE — The mother of a baby who died last month was hit Thursday with child endangerment charges alleging her five children lived in a squalid home with no food

www.citizensvoice.com

 

[SimplySpaztastic]

Wearing a grinch shirt stating "mean one"...

That's an understatement.

 

[myra manes]

No food for the kids yet, she hasn't missed a meal, the fat cow ..

 

[FlavoredMango]

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Charlene June Riera, 39

Police: Mother of dead baby housed kids in filth

WILKES-BARRE — The mother of a baby who died last month was hit Thursday with child endangerment charges alleging her five children lived in a squalid home with no food

www.citizensvoice.com

So.... She takes a few classes and cleans ... Then what she gets the kids back and everything goes back to the way it was again? Wtf... How was the baby's death a accident??

 

[Bipedalprimate]

Why oh why are these people's homes always coated in a paste of human and animal shit?

 

[Babs]

"An autopsy determined the baby died of “asphyxiation due to mechanical compression,” and the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office ruled the death accidental."

Mechanical compression? What exactly does that mean?

 

[Totemic]

"An autopsy determined the baby died of “asphyxiation due to mechanical compression,” and the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office ruled the death accidental."

Mechanical compression? What exactly does that mean?

MECHANICAL (VIOLENT) ASPHYXIA
DEFINITION

• Interference of respiration by mechanical means constitutes mechanical or violent asphyxia.
• Mechanical asphyxia—this is due to mechanical interference to respiration, e.g. hanging, strangulation, throttling, smothering, choking, drowning, etc

TYPES
Mechanical asphyxia could be of following types depending upon the respiratory block.

• Compression/ constriction of the neck, e.g. hanging, strangulation, throttling, etc.
• Blocking external orifices of respiration, i.e. mouth and/or nostrils, e.g. smothering, overlying, suffocation, gagging, etc.
• Impaction of foreign bodies in respiratory tract, e.g. choking
• Compression and mechanical fixation of the chest and abdomen preventing the respiratory movements, e.g. traumatic asphyxia/crush asphyxia.
• Inhalation of fluid into the respiratory tract, e.g. drowning.

 

[Babs]

MECHANICAL (VIOLENT) ASPHYXIA
DEFINITION

• Interference of respiration by mechanical means constitutes mechanical or violent asphyxia.
• Mechanical asphyxia—this is due to mechanical interference to respiration, e.g. hanging, strangulation, throttling, smothering, choking, drowning, etc

TYPES
Mechanical asphyxia could be of following types depending upon the respiratory block.

• Compression/ constriction of the neck, e.g. hanging, strangulation, throttling, etc.
• Blocking external orifices of respiration, i.e. mouth and/or nostrils, e.g. smothering, overlying, suffocation, gagging, etc.
• Impaction of foreign bodies in respiratory tract, e.g. choking
• Compression and mechanical fixation of the chest and abdomen preventing the respiratory movements, e.g. traumatic asphyxia/crush asphyxia.
• Inhalation of fluid into the respiratory tract, e.g. drowning.

Thanks. I just don't understand how this was accidental.

 

[tmdgirl]

I don't think the coroner made the right conclusion..there is no way this was accidental. I mean, maybe the baby strangled on something or choked on something, BUT with the amount of neglect going on in that home, anything that caused this baby's death was due to neglect....so I certainly wouldn't count that as an accident

 

[Totemic]

Maybe it’s accidental because the baby couldn’t breathe, yet mechanical because of all the fences in the house?

 

[king4sshole]

That bitch is fatter than Baby Busy. Use an ice cream scooper to try and find her bones.

 

[FlavoredMango]

Thanks. I just don't understand how this was accidental.

Exactly! At the least it's neglect!! Accidental!? By no means accidental !

 

[The Night Nurse]

"Riera informed the court that her husband, 36-year-old Bolivar Patricio Riera, had nothing to do with the condition of the property because he is in prison. Court records show Bolivar Riera was sentenced last August to serve three to six years in state prison on charges of aggravated indecent assault with forcible compulsion and unlawful sexual contact with a minor."

What a fine, upstanding couple.

 

[MildlyMedicated]

Just wondering...where do these people eat? are they just plopping in a pile of poop and eating a hot pocket?? Do they keep a space poo free, rotted food free, trash free to eat?
Or are they a subspecies that actually subsist and thrive in this exact environment ? "Clan of the fecal" ?

 

[Bobbo]

"Riera informed the court that her husband, 36-year-old Bolivar Patricio Riera, had nothing to do with the condition of the property because he is in prison. Court records show Bolivar Riera was sentenced last August to serve three to six years in state prison on charges of aggravated indecent assault with forcible compulsion and unlawful sexual contact with a minor."

What a fine, upstanding couple.

I smell a sitcom!

Or, at least, a shitcom.

 

[Ramona the brave]

Thanks. I just don't understand how this was accidental.

I got this one. As someone with a pathological fear of my kid (yay anxiety with OCD features) I have done obsessive levels of research about all the ways babies can accidentally die.

Asphyxiation due to mechanical compression, ruled accidental, for a 6 month old, likely means that she got stuck between a thing and another thing, and couldn't get out because she's a baby. Most common cause would be rolling into a gap between the bed and wall after sleeping in an adult bed, getting stuck, and suffocating. It could also occur if there were a headboard (or other furniture) with bars spaced far enough apart for the baby's body to slide through, but not her head. So if she fell into that space, she could asphyxiate with her head caught between the bars.

These things happen surprisingly often for babies who cosleep in unsafe situations. I believe it's entirely possible it was accidental. Bed needs to be pushed up close to the wall. No gaps anywhere of more than 1 inch. No blankets, pillows, other kids, smoking, excessive heat, or even loose long hair. Too bad baby's crib was filled with junk, huh? But my baby didn't sleep in her own bed till she was 8 months old, so i can't judge on that front.

So her husband was in jail for kiddy diddling and she kinda fell apart. I'm guessing that's why the court was so lenient. Not sure what I would do in that situation, either.
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I don't think the coroner made the right conclusion..there is no way this was accidental. I mean, maybe the baby strangled on something or choked on something, BUT with the amount of neglect going on in that home, anything that caused this baby's death was due to neglect....so I certainly wouldn't count that as an accident

Coroner's determination is not the same as the court's determination. It's not an assessment of blame, just causation.

She was still charged with child endangerment, so obviously the court felt the same way.

 

[Sudonim]

Mechanical asphyxiation also includes choking on an object. A baby choking on a toy or food for example is mechanical asphyxiation and accidental. Just because she's a slob doesn't necessarily indicate that she killed her child on purpose.

 

[FlavoredMango]

Mechanical asphyxiation also includes choking on an object. A baby choking on a toy or food for example is mechanical asphyxiation and accidental. Just because she's a slob doesn't necessarily indicate that she killed her child on purpose.

Which should still be child neglect at the minimum.
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Mechanical asphyxiation also includes choking on an object. A baby choking on a toy or food for example is mechanical asphyxiation and accidental. Just because she's a slob doesn't necessarily indicate that she killed her child on purpose.

I guess it depends on their state and how they rate it... But to me all I'm reading is here is a slap on the wrist have your kids back try not to kill another one

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Charlene June Riera, 40, who had been charged after a 6-month-old was found dead in a home deemed unfit for human habitation entered a guilty plea on the charges against her.

Riera had not been charged specifically in the infant’s death, but was rather charged as a result of the state of the home, as investigators found filth throughout the home, including a bird cage with two parrots and a chicken inside of it, an overturned litter box with feces on the floor, and numerous space heaters and no permanent source of heat.

Five children in the home were taken into protective custody, and several animals were removed from the house by the SPCA.

Riera can apply for both home confinement and involvement in the intermediate punishment program.

Riera remains free on $25,000 unsecured bail pending sentencing.

Woman pleads guilty to child endangerment charges stemming from infant death

<p>WILKES-BARRE — A Glen Lyon woman who had been charged after a 6-month-old was found dead in a home deemed unfit for human habitation entered a guilty plea on the charges against her.</p>

www.timesleader.com

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Charlene Riera was sentenced to 9 months of house arrest for child endangerment in the death of her six-month-old daughter, Nora Riera.

Mother sentenced for child endangerment

The mother of a baby who died earlier this year has been sentenced in Luzerne County.

www.wnep.com

 

[Future_Milf]

That sentence is a fucking joke.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

If her home was condemned where is she living and are her surviving children placed with her?

I would not be surprised if she works on making a replacement baby during her nine-months of house arrest.

 

[Sevens My Charm]

I first read six kids.. then I was relieved when I reread the title and it said six months.. then I read the entire article and she had - had six kids total.. oh and wtf is she still married!?