(AP) -- DETROIT - The family of a 9-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who starved to death while in a Detroit foster home has sued its operators. Elena Andron says she placed Johnny Dragomir in foster care because she lost her job and couldn't afford to care for her quadriplegic son.
Johnny died in bed March 9, 2007 at Monroe Foster Home. Family lawyer Arnold Reed says the 5-foot boy's weight dropped from 80 to 40 pounds while there.Monday's suit Wayne County Circuit Court names several individuals and the foster care contractor Community Living Services Inc. Messages seeking comment were left with the company Tuesday. State Department of Human Services spokeswoman Davila Gendreau tells The Detroit News the death is under investigation.
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