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11/03/2009 04:23 PM ID: 81522 Permalink   

Insect Foggers Responsible for Infant Death, 2 Others Hospitalized

 

Elizabeth Whitfield and her two sons, Jacob and Kenneth, moved into a mobile home earlier this month that was infested with insects so she bought three bug foggers to get rid of them. When that didn't work, she set off four more in the coming weeks.

She called 911 on Sunday to say that Jacob had trouble breathing. When the paramedics arrived they took all three to the hospital for treatment. Jacob, aged 10 months, died from exposure while Kenneth, age 2, is on a respirator in critical condition.

Elizabeth was covered in the chemicals so the hospital took her clothes and had her shower, once released she had to be admitted for breathing problems. The Sheriff said they are worried about the mother and son; neglect isn't suspected.

 
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There is some more details I couldn´t fit in, the one thing I wanted to mention is that the Haz Mat team was sent in when the other LEO´s were starting to feel ill. The Sheriff said that even with 7 foggers in a month the insects were still alive!

I´m sure there will be a ton of insults to this woman, but she not only lost one son and the other one is on a respirator, she is having breathing trouble too. Yes she should have known about being in the house with the foggers, but think about how bad that place had to be that the insects and roaches weren´t dead. Maybe we should ask the landlord why he couldn´t get a exterminator out there? They have stuff that is not dangerous to pets and children.

This is just sad and senseless.
 
 by: TaraB     11/03/2009 04:37 PM     
  What a shame..  
 
four a few dollars she could have used electronic uv fly insect and bug killer, it is much safer.

It did no say if she was paying rent or had bought her home in the source. But surely this problem should have been addressed before her moving in by the seller or landlord.

 
 by: captainJane     11/03/2009 07:02 PM     
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She was renting a house trailer from someone and it was infested with roaches and insects. This woman went and bought the foggers to try and get them out of the place. She even had the things still on the floor when the police showed up. Seven of them were on the floor and the freaking creatures will still alive and everywhere. I think it is pretty safe to say she wasn´t making too much money if she was willing to move her two little ones into a place like that. I would also bet the landlord told her to just set a few bug bombs off and that would fix the problem. The landlord didn´t want to call an exterminator because they cost too much. He wasn´t thinking about anyhting except the rent money he was getting right then instead of getting rid of the bugs or he would have done so before renting it out.

She will be villified by people all over for being a bad mother or worse and the landlord won´t be mentioned by many even though he was the one renting out the place like that.
 
 by: TaraB     11/04/2009 08:47 AM     
  boils down to this  
 
landlord is greedy and evil, mother is stupid and careless.
 
 by: 1monkey   11/04/2009 05:34 PM     
 
 
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