Story date: May 4, 2011
Relief of $2 million sought from state
By Whitney Snipes
government@couriernews.com
The father of a 5-year-old boy who died in foster care in 2008 is seeking damages in the wrongful death of his son, both from the onetime foster father of the boy and from the state Department of Human Services (DHS).
Attorneys for Dale Young Sr., father of Dale Young Jr., filed a wrongful death suit against Derek Benham in Pope County Circuit Court last week. In addition, a complaint was filed with the Arkansas State Claims Commission against DHS, seeking $2 million in damages from the state agency.
Young Sr.’s complaint alleged Benham brought about Young Jr.’s death by means of assault and battery, aggravated child abuse and negligence and gross negligence. FULL STORY
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