A mother is calling for accountability from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) and the Nampa Police Department following the death of 12-day-old boy in December. The adoptive mother of three of baby Benji’s older siblings, who spoke with Jenee’ Ryan on condition of anonymity, criticized the agencies for failing to act sooner despite warnings about the infant’s welfare.
“It’s horrible what happened to this baby,” she said. “He was failed on so many levels. It was systemic failure.”
The mother claims she and others pleaded with both agencies to check on Benji, the son of Brian Lemke and Allysen Armenta, in the days before his death. “Nobody looked out for that baby aside from the people who were trying to call it in and desperately trying to warn health and welfare,” she said…