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Breanna Gayle Devall Runions, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the death of Evangaline Gunter.

The child’s parents, Adam and Josie Gunter, told ABC affiliate WATE that Evangaline had been in temporary custody at a home in Rockwood, which Runions shared with girlfriend Christina Daniels and another child, a 7-year-old girl.

Before the shooting, Evangaline and the older girl were being punished that morning by Runions for not waking up the women and for eating Daniels’ food without permission, according to the warrant and a statement from Russell Johnson, district attorney general for Tennessee’s 9th Judicial District. Runions struck both girls with a sandal before forcing them to stand in different corners of the women’s bedroom, authorities said the older girl told them.

After the shooting, the women drove Evangaline to a nearby Walmart location to meet an ambulance, Roane County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Boduch told the Roane County News, and the vehicle transported the girl to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Boduch could not immediately be reached by HuffPost.

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[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 186 points 1 year ago

were being punished that morning by Runions for not waking up the women and for eating Daniels’ food without permission

Any time a young child is in trouble for eating someone's food, it is a huge red flag.

Any time a child is responsible for an adult's schedule, it is a huge red flag.

This article is about child abuse that lead to murder.

Tragic

[-] smollittlefrog 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Did you miss the part where it described the actual abuse? Like, you don't need to do much guessing to find out they were being abused.

Runions struck both girls with a sandal before forcing them to stand in different corners of the women’s bedroom

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Why was she

in temporary custody at a home in Rockwood

what does that even mean?? It makes it sound like she was being held there without consent, but she's a child and no kidnapping is mentioned, so who put here there? What relation was the killer to the child? Where were her parents?

[-] thesushicat@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

The full article mentions the child had been placed there by a "court decision" so it sounds like the parents may have temporarily lost custody.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I appreciate the info, thanks.

That raises so many other questions though, none will help make this case any less horrible, but it just feels like so many people failed this poor child in her short life (potentially her parents, but also whoever placed her in this situation and failed to ensure her safety), but probably only one will pay (as she should, of course, in case that wasn't clear)..

[-] Instigate@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

If you want a deeper look into just how child protection systems can fail so egregiously, have a watch of The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez. I work in child protection myself and it was eye-opening.

[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

The whole article describes a strange situation. The "adults" where mad at the kids for not waking them and eating their food. Like what is even going on over here?

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Child Abuse. Child abuse is going on over there.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Shitty people who are criminally bad at regulating their emotions.

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