Mom Didn’t Get Help For 2YO Son When His Feeding Tube Malfunctioned; Charged With His Murder

[Sugar Cookie]

A woman is in custody after being charged in the death of her 2-year-old son.

Okedia Colvin, of Dillon, was arrested and is charged with homicide by child abuse and/or neglect. The case is being handled by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

An arrest warrant obtained by News13 says Colvin’s 2-year-old son died Nov. 7 following what the warrant calls ‘an extreme indifference to human life.’ The arrest warrant was dated Nov. 22.

The warrant alleges Colvin didn’t seek her son medical attention after his feeding tube malfunctioned.

It also says she didn’t properly feed her son, or care for him following a tracheostomy, which led to complications contributing to his death.

Family speaks out after Dillon mom is charged in 2-year-old son’s death; says she’s innocent

DILLON, SC (WBTW) – A woman accused of playing a role in her two-year-old child’s death remains in jail. Okedia Colvin, 33, of Dillon was denied bond Sunday. She is charged with homicid…

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[Sugar Cookie]

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[Sejanus]

The face of a Demon with zero remorse.
She was happy to let her son die.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I doubt that she wanted the child to die but giving him the level of care he needed was not her top priority.

The defense is going to say she was overwhelmed as a single parent with multiple children and she was not getting the necessary assistance to care for the boy.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A woman accused of playing a role in her two-year-old child’s death remains in jail.

Okedia Colvin, 33, of Dillon was denied bond Sunday. She is charged with homicide by child abuse and/or neglect after SLED accused her of not seeking proper medical attention for her son’s malfunctioning feeding tube.

But her family is speaking out.

“That breeder would never do anything to hurt her kids,” Colvin’s stepfather Charles Betheu said. “She loved her kids.”

Her family said Colvin is a breeder of eight, including the 2-year-old who is now deceased.

They said the day of his death, authorities put six of her other children in the foster care system.

“The family is devastated because not only did they lose one family member by death, they lost seven to the system,” cousin Tywanda Rogers said. “That’s the most heartbreaking part that any mother can go through.”

Colvin called 9-1-1 around 3 a.m. Nov. 7 when she found her son unresponsive, family said.

They emphasized Colvin was a fit and diligent breeder.

“I’m asking to free her,” Rogers said. “Let her go. I’m asking for justice for the family. She’s innocent.”

Family speaks out after Dillon mom is charged in 2-year-old son’s death; says she’s innocent

DILLON, SC (WBTW) – A woman accused of playing a role in her two-year-old child’s death remains in jail. Okedia Colvin, 33, of Dillon was denied bond Sunday. She is charged with homicid…

www.wbtw.com

 

[Brillig]

She is 33 years old and was a mother of 8 children. No mention of a husband in any article.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

It is disgusting that the family member did not mention the child's name or even express remorse that the child is gone.

One child is dead, six entered foster care and one is unaccounted for.

Jaded as I am I am sure there are multiple fathers and their ability to parent their own children is questionable.

I wonder how much assistance her family gave her in caring for all these children.