Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Mom to bury daughter back in New Jersey; custodial dad, step face charges (Monument, Colorado)

We've posted on this case numerous times. How dad HANIF SIMS managed to get and retain custody despite child abuse investigations back in New Jersey. How he was able to move to Colorado with apparently no objections. How he and his gal pal now face abuse charges (gal pal also faces murder charges). Well, Genesis Sims is finally back with her mom--now that she is dead.

http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Funeral.planned.Friday.2.1896628.html

Sep 4, 2010 11:23 am US/Mountain Sept. 10
Funeral For Girl Found In Colo Home

MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) ― The funeral for a girl who was found dead in the crawl space of a vacant home will be Friday.

Genesis Sims' mother, Jopetia Garretson, plans to bury her daughter in New Jersey according to television reports in Colorado Springs.

Garretson announced her plans through her Facebook page.

Construction workers doing renovations on a house in May found 9-year-old Genesis Sims, launching a nationwide manhunt for the girl's father, Hanif Sims, and his girlfriend, Monique Lynch. They were arrested in Henderson, Nev., in July.

Both face charges of child abuse resulting in death, concealing a body and tampering with evidence. Lynch faces a first-degree murder charge.