Denise Monteiro
Denise Monteiro
danger felt none people taken
None of our people ever felt that she was a danger to her children. If we thought that for a minute, we would have taken action.
consistent injuries
There has been some improvement. He is stable. His injuries are consistent with shaken-baby.
knew
No one knew she was in this much distress.
complete left
But they left before we could complete the investigation.
based decided rehab second specific
Based on the second opinion, it was decided that we should get her into rehab to get her assessed and working on some specific issues.
intake swallow
She can intake air, but she can't swallow on her own.
best determine next step trying
We're now trying to determine the next best step for the children.
months schedule visiting
We've established a visiting schedule months ago and we're going to keep it that way.
clear complete condition current takes unchanged update
We're getting an update on her current condition. We want to be very clear her condition is unchanged and if it takes complete retesting we will do that.
care children found friday monday spot
We found a spot for her on Friday and one of her children was scheduled to go into day care this Monday (today).
fleeing
We don't know why they were fleeing New York.
social worker
The social worker told her there was hope.
against involving kid referred report teacher
In 2004 there was a report filed against this teacher involving another student. We interviewed the kid and we referred it over to the DA's office.
change possible
There's a possible change in her condition. She's having some responses.