A Child’s Life Cut Short by Repeated Trauma (Image Credits: Ca-times.brightspotcdn.com)
Long Beach – Alexis Servin has filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services, claiming the agency ignored clear warnings before placing her 14-month-old daughter, Tilly Servin, with a father who had a lengthy history of child abuse convictions.[1][2]
A Child’s Life Cut Short by Repeated Trauma
On November 7, 2025, hospital staff at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach alerted police after Tilly arrived unresponsive with visible signs of trauma. The toddler, just over one year old, had suffered a severe brain injury, skull fracture, spinal cord damage, broken ribs, a fractured tibia and foot, and other injuries indicating prolonged abuse.[1][3]
Doctors placed her on life support, but Tilly died three days later on November 10 from blunt head trauma and repeated inflicted injuries, according to the autopsy. Prosecutors later described videos showing her father withholding food while she reached for it, along with evidence of gagging and starvation that left her emaciated.[1]…