Sentenced: 4 Malnourished Children Soaked In Urine Were Found In Bug & Trash Filled Car

[Sugar Cookie]

Albert Dunkowski, 54, and Christine Dunkowski, 47, were convicted by a Bucks County jury of three counts each of endangering the welfare of a child in absentia.

Sentencing was deferred until the Dunkowskis can be located.

At about 2 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2019, patrol officers with the Middletown Township Police Department found the Dunkowskis and four of their children sleeping in a vehicle at the Woodbourne Train Station. Two other children were found staying with family friends.

Bugs were crawling out of the vehicle, which was filled with trash and had an overwhelming smell of urine and feces, Deputy District Attorney Matt Lannetti said. The trash was piled so high, paramedics had a tough time finding one of the children.

The children appeared sickly, but the Dunkowskis refused to allow the children to be taken to the hospital. A paramedic at the scene notified an emergency room doctor at St. Mary Medical Center about the condition of the children and the Penndel Middletown rescue Squad took the children to the hospital based on the doctor’s recommendations.

A pediatric emergency room physician testified that the children showed signs of severe neglect and abuse and called it one of the worst cases he’s ever seen.
The doctor said all four of the children in the vehicle were suffering from severe malnutrition and were soaked in urine and wearing diapers that had not been changed in a long time, including a 9-year-old boy.

One of the children, a daughter with cerebral palsy, had bed sores on her body from lying in the same place for a long time.

Police later located two of the Dunkowskis’ other children.

One child was staying at a family friend’s house and had severe dental neglect that made it impossible for her to chew from one side of her mouth. The sixth child was found by police in Falls Township and appeared severely malnourished and 30 pounds underweight.

None of the children were enrolled in school, and the Dunkowskis never sought help from social services agencies, which is how they were able to hide their conditions, Lannetti said.

The Dunkowskis said they lost their home and had been living in an encampment in the woods alongside the train station when they were found by police.
“Being homeless is not a crime, being poor is not a crime,” Lannetti said. “Treating your children like this is a crime.”

During his closing argument, Deputy District Attorney Lannetti showed the jury photos and video of the children when they were first taken to the hospital and how they look just a few months later. In the more recent photos and videos, the children appear smiling, playful, and, most importantly, healthy.

He said taking them away from their parents gives them “hope.”

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[Brillig]

Bugs were crawling out of the vehicle, which was filled with trash and had an overwhelming smell of urine and feces, Deputy District Attorney Matt Lannetti said. The trash was piled so high, paramedics had a tough time finding one of the children.

WTF? Were they pooping and peeing inside the car?? Why? And why not throw the trash out so that there is more room for the people? Six people in a car is already pretty cramped, especially if they are all trying to sleep. Why were all the kids, including a nine year old, wearing diapers? Why were none of them in school? What a bizarre case.

I hope those poor kids are never returned, and find new families to love them, although by this point they may be so damaged and delayed that finding families to take them could be tough. What a mess.

 

[Sevens My Charm]

I have been homeless and lived in my vehicle .. there is absolutely no reason there should be trash, bugs, piss and feces in the vehicle .. it is utterly and unequivocally selfish and criminal to keep these children like this .. they could have kept up with doctors and dental appointments .. taken showers at truck stops or with an inexpensive gym membership .. I bet neither worked .. even minium wage would been helpful while collecting the child's disability checks .. I will never ever understand why you wouldn't want more for your children and not place them in a stable environment .. even if that means foster care until you can get on your feet .. shit absolutely blows my mind .. all in diapers including a nine year old .. how the absolute fuck do you justify living more the less forcing children to live like that .. people are selfish and sadistic MFs .. I am going to add that drugs and alcohol are probably big factors in the disastrous shit show ..

 

[Sugar Cookie]

During his closing argument, Deputy District Attorney Lannetti showed the jury photos and video of the children when they were first taken to the hospital and how they look just a few months later. In the more recent photos and videos, the children appear smiling, playful, and, most importantly, healthy.

He said taking them away from their parents gives them “hope.”

I hope Lanetti does everthing in his power to ensure that these children are never returned to these two,

 

[cubby]

Always with the shit even when it's a car. Damn how can people live like that? Just how?

 

[Satanica]

Obviously, they don't care about anything except their drugs.

 

[GoneWest]

Always with the shit even when it's a car. Damn how can people live like that? Just how?

Brings new definition to “nose blind”.

 

[Metalfan]

Why is everyone always talking about poop?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A Middletown man could spend more than two decades in state prison for what one doctor called the "worst case" of child neglect he's ever seen.

On Monday, Judge Wallace Bateman Jr. sentenced 54-year-old Albert Dunkowski to nine to 21 years in prison.

Dunkowski and his estranged wife, Christine Dunkowski, 48, were found guilty at trial in October of three felony charges of endangering child welfare when they were found living with four of their children out of a car in August 2019.

The vehicle was bug-filled and dirty, and the children were severely neglected, according to authorities.

Prior to sentencing Monday, Albert Dunkowski apologized for his actions, saying he did not mean to hurt his children.

"I made a mistake," he said. "I'm sorry."

Deputy District Attorney MatthewLannetti took issue with that, saying that had been the first time Albert Dunkowski had taken any form of responsibility for the conditions of his children in the two years since his arrest.

Dunkowski said that, after seeing evidence of his one child's neglect during the trial, he wanted to plead guilty. But the guilty plea agreement was contingent on his wife pleading guilty, which she did not do.

Lannetti said even so, Albert Dunkowski could have pleaded guilty without any agreement in place.

"He's done nothing but cast blame on everyone else," he said.

Middletown man sentenced to up to 21 years in prison for 'worst case' of child neglect

Albert Dunkowski, 54, will spend up to 21 years in prison for what one doctor called the "worst case" of child neglect he had ever seen.

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[Sugar Cookie]

Bucks County judge has sentenced a 48-year-old woman to up to 21 years in state prison for neglecting four of her six children who police found living with her and her husband in a filthy car parked at a Middletown train station.

The sentence that Judge Wallace Bateman imposed Tuesday on Christine Dunkowski is similar to the one he gave her 54-year-old estranged husband, Alfred Dunkowski, earlier this year. He will serve nine to 21 years in state prison and she will serve a minimum of eight years, prosecutor Matt Lannetti said.

Bateman issued sentences ranging from a minimum of 2½ to three years up to seven years on each of the three felony counts against Christine Dunkowski to be run consecutively meaning she has to complete the minimum on each count before the next begins.

Last year a Bucks County jury found the couple guilty of four counts each of endangering the welfare of children. In the trial, one doctor called it the “worst case” of child neglect he had seen in his career.

The family was living in a dirty, bug-filled vehicle in August 2019, when police arrested the couple. None of the four children had been enrolled in school and they all showed signs of neglect. The children wore soiled diapers and one daughter with cerebral palsy had bed sores, according to police.

The couple failed to appear for the last day of their three-day trial last October and they were taken into custody on bench warrants out of state later that month. They were not in court when a jury found them guilty.

At his February sentencing, Albert Dunkowski said his family fell on hard times about 18 months before the arrest. They lost their home, and had been living with friends and family. Alfred Dunkowski said he had been looking for a job, and claimed his wife had a substance dependence disorder.

He is currently incarcerated at state prison in Camp Hill Pennsylvania, according to state Department of Corrections information.

Bucks County mom sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in one of 'worst' child neglect cases

Christine Dunkowski also accused of collecting more than $22.000 in Social Security benefits for two of her children after they were removed from her custody.

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