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New Developments in Child Death Investigation

February 17, 2007
By Walt McClure

Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno is calling for hearings and a thorough review of the circumstances of 13-year old Jonathan Carey's death, allegedly at the hands of two aides who had taken him on an outing.

Those two aides from the Oswald D. Heck Center in Niskayuna are facing manslaughter charges for allegedly using deadly physical force to restrain the boy.

Jonathan Carey's parents are joining Senator Bruno in talking tough, saying their cries for help fell on deaf ears.

In a statement released by their lawyer, Michael and Lisa Carey said, “Jonathan's death is not only untimely and unnecessary, it is tragic because those to whom we have pled for reform have not heeded us...we state that now is the critical hour, now is the time for change in the system which failed to protect jonathan, and disrespected our son's basic rights.”

Those basic rights were allegedly disrespected when, while on an outing from the O.D. Heck Developmental Center in Niskayuna to Crossgates Mall, aide Edwin Tirado allegedly restrained the boy till he stopped breathing, then Tirado and driver Nadeem Mall drove around for another couple of hours with an unconscious Jonathan without seeking medical treatment.

Sen. Joseph Bruno/R-Majority Leader: “We have to get the facts first and then we're going to get accountability in these facilities, transparency in these facilities.”

Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno is calling for hearings and a thorough investigation into the situation to make needed changes to the system, like making sure parents get reports on what goes on in their children's treatment.

Sen. Joseph Bruno: “We don't want to in any way indict the system because most of the people that are there are as I say caring and sharing their lives with the people they're treating, but if there are one or two people there not properly trained, we need to know it.”

Autopsy results on Jonathan Carey have not been released yet.

Nadeem Mall and Edwin Tirado are being held without bail at the Albany County Jail.

 

 

 

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