Yonatan Aguilar was
found dead in a closet in his Echo Park home. The police found him wrapped in a
blanket. When a police officer lifted a corner of the blanket, two cockroaches
crawled out. The police thought that he was 6 because his body was so tiny and
stiff. But he was 11. He was born premature and suffered from inability to
control his bladder and bowel movements.
Yonatan identified as a
malnutrition child. He was always dirty and hungry when he came to school.
Besides, he also received abuses since 2009. In 2009, Yonatan’s school nurse
called the police since he got 2-3 inch scratches on his face. Then Yonatan
said the police that his angry mother slapped and scratched him. He survived in
his family until his death on 22nd August.
Yonatan was a human,
but he was not treated humanely. He was a malnutrition child, he was a
premature, and he could not control his bladder and bowel. With all of his disability,
he had to get his mother’s care and assisted. In fact, his mother did not care
about him. For me, Yonatan was a very though children since he could survive
for his life by himself until he was 11 years old. Now he is in a better place
and he does not need to survive anymore.
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