ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KTVI) – A Missouri foster family warned the courts not to send their 4-year-old foster child, Zaydian Dopirak, back to his biological father. After their warning was ignored, Zaydian died in his father’s custody in January 2022.
Nexstar’s KTVI has covered this case from the onset and was in court Thursday for the emotional conclusion.
A prosecutor’s office therapy dog sat near foster parents Dawn and Jeff James in court, who could be heard weeping as the judge began the proceeding.
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Zaydian should still be alive, according to the James family, who fostered him for years…