'Heather, you took his dreams and hopes away. You were supposed to be his protector,' Anthony's Aunt Maria said in court.
Heather Maxine Barron reacts as family members give heartbreaking testimonies.
"The day we called DCFS to turn in Heather and Kareem for child abuse, we had the kids for a few weeks. I promised Anthony that nothing would ever happen to him again. I promised him that we were going to be his new family and that he was going to be safe. I promised Destiny. I promised Angel. I promised Junior, that nobody would ever hurt them again. I told them that no monsters will ever hurt them.
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