When asked why she did not call 911, Clemons said she froze, the report said.
A witness told investigators that Giles took the toddler from Lake Worth Beach to a West Palm Beach motel as he sought Narcan, a prescription medication used to treat drug overdoses, from acquaintances, ignoring pleas to take her to a hospital.
One person said the couple feared attracting attention from law enforcement as the drugs likelbelonged to Giles, according to the report.
Investigators say that, after the child was taken to Riviera Beach, a car registered to Clemons followed the relative to St. Mary’s but did not stop. A relative told PBSO that neither Giles nor Clemons ever arrived at the hospital.
However, shortly after the toddler was declared dead, Giles and Clemons showed up at another person’s home accompanied by another child. Clemons told a woman the 13-month-old was dead and left the other child in that woman’s care, saying she and Giles had to leave because they feared the toddler's death could result in their arrest, investigators said.
Records show a third child, the oldest of the three, was at the hospital with other relatives when the 13-month-old was brought in. A person with knowledge of the situation said the oldest child had been placed under a relative's care the previous night. Records also show that Giles is the subject of PBSO and DCF investigations into abuse involving that child.
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