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Mom of 2 kids who froze to death while sleeping in a van says she asked for help: ‘I’m sorry, but I tried’

  • Tateona Williams, the mother of four children, lived in a van with her family for three months before two of them died from hypothermia after the van ran out of gas in freezing temperatures.
  • Williams reported that she had asked for help from the city's homeless response team in November, but no follow-up occurred.
  • Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan confirmed that the family never called back for service and that the homeless staff did not follow up.
  • Williams expressed deep regret, stating, 'I lost the one who made me a mother. And I lost a 2-year-old,' referring to her children's deaths.
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'It Hurts': Grieving Detroit Mother Who Couldn't Get Access to Homeless Shelter Speaks Out After Two Young Children Die While Sleeping In Casino Parking Garage In Below Freezing Temps

A Detroit mother recently spoke out after two of her children died of apparent hypothermia while sleeping inside their van in a casino parking garage,

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'It hurts': Mom talks after 2 kids died of apparent hypothermia in casino parking garage

By Darren Cunningham , Brett Kast, Natalia Escalante Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT (WXYZ) — After two kids died of apparent hypothermia in a Detroit casino parking garage Monday, their mother spoke with 7 News Detroit. A 2-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy were not breathing when their mother Tateona Williams says she tried waking them up on Monday. Police said Williams, her mother and five children were sleeping at the parki…

·Colorado Springs, United States
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Prepare to Cry: Detroit Mom Says The City Rebuffed Her As She Tried to Shield Her Babies From Freezing Weather

A Detroit mother of two is distraught after having to make arrangements to bury her children after they died from something that was preventable in America. In fact, the mother claims she sought city assistance to save their life but to no avail.Read more...

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Mom Was ‘Doing All That She Knew How’ to Protect Her Kids. Now 2 Are Dead After Sleeping in Van

"I just want everybody to know I love them," Tateona Williams tells PEOPLE Mom Tateona Williams' 9-year-old son Darnell Currie, Jr. and daughter Amillah, 2, died after spending the night sleeping in a van at a Detroit casino parking garageWilliams says she first realized something was wrong while trying to wake Darnell up for school on Monday, Feb. 10"She's just been trying to do the best that she could and can with caring for her children with …

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Mom of two children who froze to death said she'd been 'asking for help'

Tateona Williams, who lost her nine-year-old son and two-year-old daughter, said she asked "everybody for help." She said everyone wants to help now.

·Detroit, United States
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Mom of 2 kids who froze to death while sleeping in a van says she asked for help: ‘I’m sorry, but I tried’

The mom of two children who died from hypothermia while sleeping in a cold van said she has asked for help for a long time.

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latinodetroit.com broke the news in Detroit, United States on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
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