Key details were left out of report on 1-year-old’s killing By Chris Bragg on December 21, 2020 at 3:33 PM
In January 2017, Albany County child welfare workers received a tip: A 1-year-old boy, Luka Patrick, was being forced to stand in the corner of his mother’s Albany apartment as a punishment, while his mother and her boyfriend aggressively screamed at him.
The apartment was also allegedly infested with cockroaches.
David Bridges is sentenced by Judge Roger McDonough for the homicide of one-year-old Luka Patrick on Friday, July 20, 2018, at Albany County Court in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
Over the next week, Albany County Child Protective Services (CPS) workers made at least two visits to Luka’s home. During one, Luka’s mother acknowledged that she was forcing her son to stand in the corner while she screamed. During another, a CPS worker noticed a small cut under Luka’s eye that was explained away by the mother.