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The Tragic Death of Gabrielle Barrett


Gabrielle Barrett was a four and a half year old little girl who had only been living with her mother, Candice Diaz for three months when she died on New Year's Eve at the hands of her mother and her mother's boyfriend, Brad Fields. The child was covered in bruises and suffered burns allegedly because she ran her own bath.

Prior to this time, she had spent her entire life with her Grandmother, Cynthia Diaz who failed her horrendously by leaving her in the care of her mother. The grandmother claimed the child had to live with her mother to attend pre-k schooling. This school attendance is not mandatory, but is optional. In most states you are not required to enroll your child in school until the age of six. The grandmother stated during the preliminary hearing she saw Gabby on Christmas and she appeared fine. Her hair and teeth were fine, though allegedly she had head lice (not life threatening and easily treated). She did everything but backflips to defend her daughter from the stand. The grandmother claimed to not have asked what happened or how Gabby became unresponsive and/or injured. There is no one on earth who could see a child in that state and not ask what happened.

Candice Diaz was burned at the age of four and a half years by her grandmother, who was an
alcoholic who fell asleep in the bed with a cigarette, ignited a house fire and burning her. The grandmother tried to place the blame on the child for the fire. This family has a long history of negligence and abuse. Both the great-grandmother and the grandmother have allegedly served time in prison.

While the results of a future trial are unknown, Candice will likely suffer a grime fate in prison as inmates tend to frown on those who either harm children or allow them to be harmed. More will be posted as it becomes available. 



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