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Little Jordan, only 5 weeks old, was allegedly starved, to death by his mother. Renee Heikamp, 19 years old has been charged with criminal negligence causing death. UPDATE....Renee was a homeless 19 year old when she gave birth, to Jordan in a Toronto hospital in May 1997. Medical staff did identify Jordan and his mother as high risk and turned them over to the CCAS. Renee and Jordan were placed in a Toronto women's shelter, where they spent the next 27 days. Jordan was rushed to hospital but died on arrival, a victim of "chronic starvation." A Judge said everyone involved with the case -- from doctors and nurses and the women's shelter -- seemed confused as to who was taking what role in caring for the baby. The Judge suggested Renee was a troubled woman, inexperienced in raising a baby. "How should Ms. Heikamp have known anything was wrong with Jordan when no one else did?" Jordan's mother, Renee Heikamp, 22, and Toronto Catholic Children's Aid Society worker Angie Martin were charged with criminal negligence causing death but a judge threw out the case at a preliminary inquiry. To see
a picture of Jordan at the time of his death click on the link below please
be warned that the pictures are heartbreaking,
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