Lawsuit filed against DHR in 2-year-oldâs death in 2020
Lawsuit Claims Negligence By State Lead To Child's Death
By Josh Gauntt | April 30, 2021 at 6:56 AM CDT - Updated April 30 at 11:15 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) -A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Alabama Department of Human Resources after a two-year-old died in Jefferson County in 2020.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday by Birmingham attorney Tommy James who represents the victimâs estate. It says two-year-old Demetric Hampton, Jr. was returned by DHR to his father and stepmom shortly after they had been arrested in April 2020 for child endangerment and other charges after a domestic incident where children were present.