I think about the Phoenix Sinclair case a lot and have done so for quite some time. It's one of those things that creeps up on it's own, without warning.



So. For those of you unfamiliar with the case, I'll sum it up. For those of you who don't want to feel saddened, outraged and disgusted in the next two minutes and for an indeterminable amount of time to come, pick a different blog to read today.



Phoenix Sinclair. Five year old little girl from a reserve in Manitoba, Canada. Killed in 2005, at the hands of her mother and step father. She had been severely abused by her 'parents'. Her little body had sustained so many injuries, the coroner stated they were the equivalent of injuries sustained during a severe traffic accident. Numerous broken bones left untreated. Beaten with a metal rod. Shot with a pellet gun for "the hell of it" (said her older brother). Infected wounds left untreated. Her head was shaved and she went days without clothes. She was subject to starvation. Endured horrible verbal abuse. Stomped on until she just stopped crying. I would imagine that would have been until she passed out. Choked into unconsciousness while her mother looked on, laughing at their "game of chicken" (chicken because she would twitch on the floor in her blackout). Made to eat her own vomit. Forced to live in a blanket in the garbage filled basement, which had no heat. It was on that cold floor that she died, naked.


They wrapped her in plastic and left her in a shallow grave when she finally succumbed.


And then they applied to receive child welfare in her name.







Exhale.





Child and Family Services took her out of a safe foster home and gave her back to her mother and a step father with a history of violence against his ex-wife. Step daddy's ex-wife knew Phoenix was missing and her two older brothers knew she had been killed and discarded. It took nearly 10 months for anyone to notice and do anything. Her mother and father have been sentenced to life in prison. It's not enough.


There is a lot wrong with the picture, but absolute guilt clearly lays on the heads of her so called care givers. I don't think they're going to have any punishment in 'living with what they've done' as they clearly just don't get it. I don't think tax payers should have to pay for three squares a day for the pieces of shit she had to call parents. I don't think Samantha Kematch or Karl McKay deserve to live another comfortable minute in this world. I can only hope that the next piece of news I hear on that wretched couple is that they've expired in a messy fashion in prison.




A phone call doesn't take up much time.

If you suspect abuse, call.

If you continue to suspect abuse, call again.


If you have children, please treat them with respect. If you are not capable of doing so, let professional services find someone else who will.


If you have a loving home, please consider fostering or adopting a child.