State Sued Over Toddler's Death

State Sued Over Toddler's Death - News Story - KXLY Spokane

COEUR D'ALENE -- A lawsuit filed against the State of Idaho has alleged it's responsible for the death of a Post Falls toddler. The lawsuit was filed in Federal Court Tuesday just days before the two year anniversary of 2 year old Karina Moore's death. Karina died from a massive head injury while in foster care in January of 2009. KXLY.COM VIDEO EmbedSharePurchase Parents Sue State Over Toddler's Death January 13, 2011 A lawsuit filed against the State of Idaho has alleged it's responsible for the death of a Post Falls toddler. KXLY 4's Annie Bishop reports. » More KXLY.com Video Her foster parents told investigators she died after she accidentally fell down a short flight of carpeted stairs inside their home. A few months later however, the Spokane County Medical Examiner listed her cause of death as homicide. The foster parents have not been criminally charged with Karina's death, although sources tell KXLY the case is still open and is now in the hands of the Kootenai County Prosecutor. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Karina's biological family, has accused the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare of failing to protect Karina and ignoring reports of alleged abuse inside the foster home.