The start of their premie grandson in below-zero temps on Christmas evening has left the Eckersley household “devastated” by the “unthinkable” abandonment.
The household’s assertion launched late Thursday tried to make sense of the mindless.
Alexandra Eckersley, the 26-year-old adopted daughter of Hall of Fame pitcher and former Red Sox colour commentator Dennis Eckersley, faces quite a few fees together with reckless conduct for allegedly leaving her little one uncovered and struggling to breathe in a tent Monday at 12:40 a.m. in Manchester, N.H.
It was 15 levels out on the time in her homeless encampment close to the Piscataquog River.
“We are utterly devastated by the events that unfolded on Christmas night when our daughter Allie delivered a baby while living in a tent. It is heartbreaking that a child was born under such unthinkable conditions and in such tragic circumstances,” the household stated. “We learned with everyone else from news reports what happened and are still in complete shock. We had no prior knowledge of Allie’s pregnancy.”
Investigators stated the mother admitted to utilizing cocaine and marijuana within the days earlier than giving start, based on printed reviews quoting a police affidavit. Her boyfriend, a 45-year-old has not been charged. She has pleaded not responsible.
The Eckersley household thanked first responders who pressed their daughter to disclose the situation of the new child. Even although tragedy was averted and the boy is claimed to be recovering, the household stated the battle is just not over.
“Allie is our beloved daughter who we adopted at birth. Though it is painful to share, we feel it necessary to offer greater context of Allie’s circumstances and background. Allie has suffered from severe mental illness her entire life,” the household stated. “Allie was hospitalized numerous times for her illness and lived in several residential programs. We did our very best to get Allie all of the help and support humanly possible.”
The household stated they hope “Allie now accepts the treatment she desperately needs for her mental health issues” and comes again residence. They are additionally “in the process of filing a guardianship petition so that we may receive information and have decision making with respect to Allie’s son.”
They then thanked the “support and prayers for this beautiful, innocent baby boy. We hope people understand what an agonizing situation this is and we respectfully ask for privacy.”
They additionally hit again on the nation’s file coping with psychological well being points.
“Since she was 20, Allie chose to live on the streets in New Hampshire. As in many states, the mental health system in New Hampshire is broken. The state hospital used to have 2,500 psychiatric beds. Now there are less than 200 for more than 1.2 million citizens and the state was forced to eliminate another 48 beds this fall because of staff shortages. Without adequate inpatient beds for crisis, treatment and stabilization, a state mental system fails,” they wrote.
New Hampshire, like Massachusetts and each different state throughout the nation, has a Baby Safe Haven regulation the place mothers can flip their newborns over — normally within the first seven days — to a hospital, police or hearth division, or typically a church, and never face prosecution.
As the Herald reported, the regional Baby Safe Haven hotline is 888-877-HOPE.
Her public defender, Jordan Strand, stated in New Hampshire’s Hillsborough County Superior Court that she did the whole lot she might whereas affected by blood loss and potential hypothermia after giving start, the New York Post reported.
“She did what she had to do to get help. Childbirth is incredibly dangerous even under the best of circumstances.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”