UPDATE: July 20, 1010. Foster Mom + Boyfriend Formally Charged for Girl's Hammer Death. Bail Set in Millions. Los Angeles (KABC). A Los Angeles foster mom has been charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl who was killed with a hammer. Police said 30-year-old Kiana Barker was arrested Thursday on murder and child abuse charges. They say Barker initially told investigators she accidentally hit Viola Vanclief with a hammer while trying to free the girl, who had become trapped in a bed frame. But authorities say records show the child had several bruises. The girl died on March 4. Barker is being held on .1 million bail. Her boyfriend, 38-year-old James Julian is facing an accessory to murder charge. His bail is set at .6 million. Related Content on link: County fires foster care agency after deaths, Foster mom previously accused of abuse, Foster mom + boyfriend probed in child's death. abclocal.go.com Report: Foster mom previously accused of abuse. March 18, 2010, South Los Angeles, KABC. The family of a two-year-old girl who died after being beaten with a hammer questioned how the toddler was placed in the South Los Angeles home following a report that the foster mother had been the subject of five child abuse complaints. A South Los Angeles foster mother and her live-in boyfriend are under investigation in the death of a 2-year-old girl who was struck with a hammer. Thirty-year-old Kiana Barker and her boyfriend, 38-year-old James Julian, were arrested on suspicion of ...
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