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Biological mother sues to visit hospitalized girl allegedly injured by adoptive parents

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Avrett said in an affidavit attached to her lawsuit that Haleigh had been showing improvement on her most recent visits, including responding to questions with hand signals, showing emotion by touching, and eating solid food.

Avrett also wants the state to share files concerning Haleigh's adoption and care.

"We think (DSS) has hidden information because they don't want anyone to sue on behalf of Haleigh because it's going to cost them a lot of money," Murphy said.

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Woman Guilty of Murder, Sentencing Friday

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Samantha Mitchell is guilty of second-degree murder for shaking to death a 4-month-old boy in March 2005, a jury decided Thursday night.

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By the next morning, doctors at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock were saying Dominick had virtually no chance to survive. He was removed from life support after organ donation.

First they took his organs, then they removed him from "life support," which we all know can mean basic care like food and water. They don't say which organs they removed, nor how long he lived after they removed his organs and "life support."

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This is great news, isn't it? A bureau that thinks it owns this child and won't even let her mother and grandmother visit needs to be held to account. If the DSS won't listen to reason, then a big lawsuit is very much in order.

I, for one, am itching to know how Holli Stickland took Haleigh away from her mother (Avrett) and was awarded custody by the DSS.