CPS Scandal in Abilene - Police Investigating Evidence Tampering Allegations

Abilene police investigating Child Protective Services BY BETSY BLANEY The Associated Press Police in Texas say they have executed search warrants at the local office of the state child protection agency and a supervisor's home and car after the death of a 22-month-old girl whose mother claimed her military husband's deployment overseas left her too stressed to care for their three children. Abilene Police Chief Stan Standridge said in an e-mailed statement Tuesday that the department had probable cause to suggest that documents and other evidence existed to support allegations of evidence tampering. . . . Tamryn Klapheke suffered dehydration and malnutrition from a lack of basic care over a period of time, according to the preliminary autopsy report from the Tarrant County medical examiner's office in Fort Worth. After her arrest, her mother claimed she was too stressed by her husband's deployment to care for their three young children. Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/16/4340672/abilene-police-investigating-child.html#storylink=cpy