Haleigh Poutre gives dramatic details in abuse case

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4-30-2008 11:53 PM

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child, children, abuse, medical, death

wiccantexan says:

Prosecutors are preparing for a fall trial in one of the state's most horrific child abuse cases, one made even more disturbing by the state's repeated failures to protect Haleigh.