On Jan. 13, 2023, a 10-year-old Black girl woke up in a field in Pontiac, Michigan, to find her mother and two younger brothers had frozen to death. Now, a federal lawsuit accuses Oakland County and three deputies with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office of neglecting their duties to prevent this tragedy.
According to the Kansas City Star, 35-year-old Monica Cannady, and two of her three children, 9-year-old Kyle Milton and 3-year-old Malik Milton, died from hypothermia, the lawsuit filed earlier this month states. The suit also alleges that a good Samaritan contacted the sheriff’s office numerous times in an effort to get help for Cannady and her children, who were reportedly out in the cold without coats on. However, according to the OCSO, deputies did everything they had the power to do to help the family, but the mother, who reportedly suffered from mental illness, refused their help.
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