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Published: Fri, April 18, 2008 - 2:43 am
Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 2:09 am

Mobile Police and Fire officials are investigating a deadly fire that claimed a 3 year old boy. The fire call came out around 1:15am Friday morning at an apartment in the Orleans Place Apartment complex on Michael Boulevard in Mobile. When fire fighters arrived they discovered smoke coming from one of the apartment units and forced open the door to get inside. There they found the boy covered up in his bed. He was transported to Springhill Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Test results indicate the CO2 levels for the child was 57 which is above the lethal dose of 40. The fire appears to have started in the child's bedroom.The fire was contained to the bedroom but a downstairs apartment received water damage. It's believed that the fire was accidental but the investigation into the cause is continuing. Officlas say they found what appeared to be an electrical cord tied to the bedroom door which would have prevented the child from getting out of the bedroom. The child's mother, Elzabeth Foster, was questioned and admitted that she was the last person to leave the apartment as she left for work. At the scene Foster told fire investigators that she was the last one to leave the apartment to go to work taking with her, her 3-month-old son, thus leaving her three year old home alone. She was arrested and charged with manslaughter. The child's father, Brandon Gurly, was arrested late this afternoon.

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You gotta be kidding me! DHR would be flooded with offers to take the baby and me and the wife would be fighting for a place in line,and if we could have known the situation this young woman was in with her three year old,we would have offered to help. As I stated in an earlier posting ,people in these situations need help,for the child’s sake and to keep a family together if possible. We need a common ground for those willing to help and those badly needing help. We need an organizer for each part of the county to help these people before it is necessary for DHR to step in.

Posted by carl on 04/20/08 - 7:09 am • Report Abuse

In a heartbeat.

Posted by Crystal Teeny on 04/20/08 - 6:41 am • Report Abuse

Maybe there is someone commenting here who is willing to care for the other child while the parents do hard time. Any takers?

Posted by Madcap on 04/20/08 - 6:24 am • Report Abuse

i am not a bleeding heart and putting her away for the rest of her life is not the answer sure what she did was not the brightest thing if she was a susan smith i would say fry her
you bet child care is expensive and i bet there is a waitng list for government assistance if the father didnt work why couldnt he have been there wether she is a good mother or bad she is the only mother that 3 month has and to help her will help the child she has a long life ahead of her to remember what one stupid mistake cost she will be in prison wether convicted or not its not fair to make the other child suffer and save the premedidated murder crap for those who deserve it and there are plenty out there

Posted by rosepetal on 04/20/08 - 12:26 am • Report Abuse

This is a tragedy. I have 3 children my self. wend my baby was little I worked the 7pm-7am shf and my husband worked 7am-5pm because child care was high.Do not judge the mother it is hard to get help out there. family does not help each other like they should. she was trying to subport her family and not wait on the government.SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT WORK.she will never let her self have any pice now. this will eat her inside out
I will pray for her and the 3month old. may god have his hand on her and the 3month old because she will need it.

Posted by DEBRA on 04/19/08 - 11:17 pm • Report Abuse

Well, all the bleeding hearts in the world won’t change the fact that this child is DEAD! What “job” did she have that she could take her 3 month old to but not her 3 year old? She left that poor angel ALONE with no way to escape his death chamber. Premeditated First Degree MURDER for her and murder for the sperm donor. Day care is a challenge, but there is absolutely no excuse for this type of wanton neglect. As for “punishing” the baby by putting him in foster care - how about saving his life before he becomes older and an inconvenience. This world is going to hell in a handbasket when society that rationalize this type of situation.

Posted by nuff said on 04/19/08 - 9:12 pm • Report Abuse

putting both parents away and leaving one in foster care is not the answer its really punishing the living child the parents will live with this for the rest of their lives i hope i dont have the answer and we dont know all the facts its terrible what happened to the child words cant describe it sounds like the mother was the sole supporter and now it looks like she will be one taking the blame what she did was stupid but she didnt leave with the intention of doing it she left to earn a living and with a man who wouldnt or couldnt work is there a fund for the childs burial i would like to donate not to help the parents but for the child

Posted by rosepetal on 04/19/08 - 8:12 pm • Report Abuse

blessed, if you will notice I could not have possibly thought that anything was aimed at my comment, I had never commented previously.....

Posted by sweetnsour on 04/19/08 - 5:50 pm • Report Abuse

Dear, I apologize if you felt anything was aimed at your comment. This is not a debate nor an arguement. We all agree that it was a tragedy, an irresponsible act, and they need to punish. The only thing I was pointing out that they were still parents who loved their son. Have a Bless Day.

Posted by Blessed on 04/19/08 - 2:36 pm • Report Abuse

Don’t jump on me I’m just bringing up a point here. The mother was the last one to leave the apartment. The father did not leave the child by himself. No matter what the father was doing or where he was he did not leave the child by himself. My sons father was irresponsible and would not come home in time for me to got work. But, I would have to find someone else to watch him or stay home. This is a great tragedy they appear young and foolish and I send their entire family my deepest sympathy.....

Posted by sweetnsour on 04/19/08 - 12:34 pm • Report Abuse