05-03-2019, 12:08 PM
It was also revealed this week that JoAnn Cunningham had been ordered to get medical treatment for AJ four months before his death because police noticed he had bruises on his hip. She told the investigator that the family dog had pawed him.
When the attending doctor asked AJ about how he sustained the injuries, AJ told the doc 'maybe somebody hit me with a belt; maybe mommy didn't mean to hurt me.'
The doctor documented it and reported his concerns of abuse, but since the doc couldn't definitively say that the injury was not caused by the dog, the investigator returned AJ to the custody of his parents and advised that the father stay around the house more just to be safe. You know, because dad was such a winner and protector and all.
Ref: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/26/...unningham/
When the attending doctor asked AJ about how he sustained the injuries, AJ told the doc 'maybe somebody hit me with a belt; maybe mommy didn't mean to hurt me.'
The doctor documented it and reported his concerns of abuse, but since the doc couldn't definitively say that the injury was not caused by the dog, the investigator returned AJ to the custody of his parents and advised that the father stay around the house more just to be safe. You know, because dad was such a winner and protector and all.
Ref: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/26/...unningham/