EUCLID, Ohio - Horrific details are emerging about the abuse sustained by 4-year-old Aniya Day, whose mother and boyfriend have been charged in her death. Injuries documented by Aniya's daycare show a pattern of abuse dating back to 2015.
On Sunday, the Euclid Fire Department found Aniya burned and unresponsive at the Cultural Garden Apartments. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. An autopsy revealed she died of blunt force trauma to the head. A follow-up visit by children and family services was scheduled for Monday.
According to police, a childcare center worker said Aniya wanted to be held and hugged, and constantly asked, Am I being good?
On May 18, 2017, Aniya was transported to Euclid Hospital when daycare staff noticed dry blood in her ear and abrasions on her head, according to a police report.
At the hospital, police gave a county social worker a report detailing all the incidents listed above. According to police, Aniya told the county social worker, "Mommy hits her and hurts her."
News 5 has requested reports related to Aniya from Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services, which, days later, has yet to provide them.
Children and family services were made aware of the reports of abuse, and a worker told police on March 6, 2018 the agency received a request from an "undisclosed party" to conduct a home visit and evaluation on Aniya.
Police say that when paramedics arrived at Aniyas home on Sunday, March 11, Aniya was in full cardiac arrest. When she was placed in the ambulance, medics told police that they saw Day and Lewis standing near the entrance of the apartment building showing "no emotion that the child was being placed into the ambulance.
WTF man this is a complete failure by the system. The link gives a whole laundry list of instances & evidence of abuse and nothing sufficient was done about it. Also the father was trying to get full custody but was having difficulty doing so. I'm legit confused as to how that happens in such an obvious case of abuse.
And despite all that abuse apparently the child was still a very happy, constantly smiling and active child. ---