10-12-2010, 11:05 AM
so did this relative ever report it or do anything?? or just ignore signs of abuse? what does that make her?
Two of Zahra's relatives were interviewed by CBS Early Show anchor Maggie Rodriquez Tuesday morning. Brittany Bentley is married to Zahra's stepmother's nephew, and Brittany's mother, is Kim Drum.
"I think Lisa had something to do with it," said Bentley.
Rodriquez asked, "What makes you think Lisa would harm Zahra?"
"Just from the times I went over there," Bentley said. "The environment she lived in. She was locked in her room and only allowed out to eat. That was it. She was beaten almost every time I was there for just the smallest things. If Lisa ever got mad, she would take it out on Zahra for things the kid didn't deserve. She just had a horrible home life. One time, I remember, she had a black eye. She [Zahra] said it was from the door, but we all knew it was from Lisa. I never saw Adam spank her or punish her--do anything. But he would sit there and watch Lisa do it to his child. He would just sit there and not say, do anything. Her [Elisa Baker] daughter actually reported to DSS and they came. I don't know how much was done."
Rodriquez asked, "Do you believe it was just a random kidnapping?"
Drum replied, "No, I knew it from the moment my father called and told me. This is Lisa."
"When Zahra stayed with us, and she stayed with us a lot, an hour before she would go to bed, when she put her pajamas on, she would take off her leg," Bentley said. "It was, it was just routine for her. She never ever went to bed with her leg on."
Rodriquez asked how Zahra handled her disabilities.
"She was a happy child," Bentley said. "She could walk faster on her leg than we could walk on two legs. She was an amazing child. She was never angry or depressed. She was always happy, loving."
Bentley said the only time Zahra acted up was when it was time for her to leave.
"Only time I ever saw any anger in her is when she would come stay with us on the weekends," Bentley said. "When it was time for her to leave, she would just get mad. ‘I hate you, I hate you.' And I just want to understand why because she didn't want to go home because her home life was miserable."
Two of Zahra's relatives were interviewed by CBS Early Show anchor Maggie Rodriquez Tuesday morning. Brittany Bentley is married to Zahra's stepmother's nephew, and Brittany's mother, is Kim Drum.
"I think Lisa had something to do with it," said Bentley.
Rodriquez asked, "What makes you think Lisa would harm Zahra?"
"Just from the times I went over there," Bentley said. "The environment she lived in. She was locked in her room and only allowed out to eat. That was it. She was beaten almost every time I was there for just the smallest things. If Lisa ever got mad, she would take it out on Zahra for things the kid didn't deserve. She just had a horrible home life. One time, I remember, she had a black eye. She [Zahra] said it was from the door, but we all knew it was from Lisa. I never saw Adam spank her or punish her--do anything. But he would sit there and watch Lisa do it to his child. He would just sit there and not say, do anything. Her [Elisa Baker] daughter actually reported to DSS and they came. I don't know how much was done."
Rodriquez asked, "Do you believe it was just a random kidnapping?"
Drum replied, "No, I knew it from the moment my father called and told me. This is Lisa."
"When Zahra stayed with us, and she stayed with us a lot, an hour before she would go to bed, when she put her pajamas on, she would take off her leg," Bentley said. "It was, it was just routine for her. She never ever went to bed with her leg on."
Rodriquez asked how Zahra handled her disabilities.
"She was a happy child," Bentley said. "She could walk faster on her leg than we could walk on two legs. She was an amazing child. She was never angry or depressed. She was always happy, loving."
Bentley said the only time Zahra acted up was when it was time for her to leave.
"Only time I ever saw any anger in her is when she would come stay with us on the weekends," Bentley said. "When it was time for her to leave, she would just get mad. ‘I hate you, I hate you.' And I just want to understand why because she didn't want to go home because her home life was miserable."