She died on December 27, and her
death has left investigators absolutely stumped. She was so young and the level
of intricacy that the noose was tied with exceeds “what a normal 6-year-old could think
about,” as Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Deputy Chief Mark Burley shared
with the Star Tribune. “We just did our due diligence
to tear this case apart and look at every angle. It’s hard to believe that it
was even possible. We may never know if it was suicide or an accident.” An
accident? Kendrea’s grandmother, Mary Lee Broadus believes
that someone killed her grandchild.
Broadus
told the Star Tribune that she did not believe that the girl
hanged herself. “Somebody did it,” Broadus said Wednesday. “Kendrea knew not to
put anything around her neck or any bags over her head,” Broadus said. She was
a “happy-go-lucky kid” and “a normal 6-year-old” who didn’t exhibit signs of
mental illness, she said.
''Kendrea became sad and lonely once placed in foster care. At
first, she lived with Dareesha Waddle, her birth
mother, who is a substance abuser. For a short time, Kendrea then moved into
Broadus’ home until placed into foster families
starting December 2013. From there, it’s being reported she experienced
thoughts of suicide and stress, receiving therapy for multiple anxiety
issues. A June exam noted that under observation she expressed “severe guilt
and that she did not feel lovable or acceptable and [felt] guilty and
responsible for out-of-home placement.” Reports say that when Kendrea was in
school, it wasn’t uncommon of her to draw pictures of children hanging
by a rope and she also threatened to kill her foster mom with a
screwdriver and jump out a window.''
Investigators didn’t want to close
the case at a 6-year-old plotting her own death, yet all evidence under a
spotlight said otherwise. Another huge factor to the suicide answer was that
healed “ligature” marks were on her neck, strongly implying she had attempted
asphyxiation before.
Family members on her behalf still
believe that someone else is behind the child’s death. Her uncle Willie
Venzant stated “They took her and put her in a worse
situation. The city [of Brooklyn Park] didn’t do their job.”
Her foster family has since had
their license revoked until further notice and no funeral arrangements have
been made yet.
Sad isnt't it? So VERY SAD
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