I am so sorry T'wit missed this. He had hoped Wendy Murphy could somehow take control and help Haleigh and that Haleigh would finally have her day. T'wit, it is happening.
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An attorney for the biological mother of the Westfield teen who was beaten into a coma says she believes the brave little girl has improved so much she’ll be able to testify against the man accused in her beating.
“Haleigh will sometime very soon tell all of us what happened,” said Wendy Murphy, an attorney for Haleigh Poutre’s biological mom, speaking on 680 AM (WRKO) this morning on Tom Finneran’s radio show.
The 2005 beating case, which drew national attention and ignited right-to-die debates, made headlines again this week after court documents revealed that Haleigh, who was once in a vegetative state, is now communicating information to police about her abuse...................
HaleighÂ’s attorney: SheÂ’ll tell all
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Once again from the Boston Herald, more info!
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Brain-damaged and battered Haleigh Poutre has become a modern medical miracle, but her future could not be more clouded as the brave little girl faces new legal battles, with no real family and a lifetime of special care ahead of her.
Just two years after Poutre was nearly removed from life support, she’s found the will to live and is likely the driving force behind a push to testify against her alleged abuser, said a source well-informed on the case.
“She is leading the way,” the source said. “I suspect she’s indicated a desire to do this.”
For the past two years, Poutre has been at Franciscan Hospital for Children, the largest pediatric rehabilitation center in New England, where she goes to a school for special needs kids. The expressive 14-year-old eats, communicates with a keyboard and can hold limited conversations, the source said.
“She’s aware of her surroundings. She clearly connects to people. She’s cognitive and capable of attention and understanding attention,” the source said.
“This child has held onto life unbelievably.”.................................
PoutreÂ’s future unclear as trial looms
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Oh that Terri would have had this opportunity!!
Might explain the rush to end her life and Michael’s
policy to deny her rehab and keep her completely isolated.
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.” Isaiah 5:20
You know who you are.