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    Handout photo of Sy'vir Hill, who apparently drowned in a bathtub at age 19 months in a Harrowgate foster home.Courtesy of A.J. Thomson

    Philly toddler apparently drowned in bath as foster mother ‘at her max’ tended the microwave

    The Philadelphia police special victims unit is investigating the death of a child who apparently drowned in a bathtub when his foster mother left him unattended to go to the microwave. Records obtained by The Inquirer and Resolve Philly show that a Harrowgate foster parent left 19-month-old Sy’vir Hill and a second child unsupervised and returned to find Sy’vir submerged in the water.

    Philly removes neglected children from homes to keep them safe. But they often face worse abuse in foster care placements.

    A story like this could begin in dozens of places. It could begin with Elliot, an infant shaken so badly that he suffered a traumatic brain injury; or Adeen, another […]