Full coverage: The death of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos
LA TimesThe mother of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2018 murder and torture of the child in their Lancaster home. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta handed down the verdict in March after spending a little over two weeks reviewing evidence. But child protective workers and others tasked with protecting Anthony missed numerous warnings and opportunities to intervene before his death, according to dozens of interviews and a review of court records, documents from the department and records of outside agencies hired by the county to help Anthony and his family. A lawsuit filed by Anthony’s family in 2019 against the county, DCFS and one of its contractors sought $50 million in damages and alleged that social workers willfully disregarded concerns about abuse and failed to protect the boy.
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Anthony Avalos’ mother and her boyfriend convicted of murder in child abuse case
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At Anthony Avalos murder trial, siblings testify about alleged family torture
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Years after abuse ended in Anthony Avalos’ death, his mother and her boyfriend go on trial
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Couple jailed for killing nine-day-old baby who ‘had life shaken out of her’
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Prosecutors will no longer seek death penalty in the Anthony Avalos torture case
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The horrific death of Anthony Avalos and the many missed chances to save him
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