|
Links:
|
Christie Christie suffered horrific injuries as a result of the attack. Mentally as well as physically. And at the most important time of her life she was deprived of the support she needed most....her mom. Instead she was taken over by a group of professionals and officials of the law who's actions and motives were anything but 'professional'. And certainly not ' within the law '. One of the the drugs administered to Christie during her recovery was 'Dilantin' (Phenytoin Sodium). Dilantin is a drug associated with those who suffer seizures of some form or another. Some of the side effects of the drug can result in 'confusion', 'insomnia' and 'slurred speech' for the patient. 'Slurred speech' was evident when Christie testified. Her recorded interrogations certainly identify 'confusion'. The recommended 'maximum' dosage of Dilantin for children over 6 years old is 300 mg/day. Christie lost a lot of blood as a result of her injuries. The hospital staff replaced the blood quickly, but they did not use 'whole' blood. They used plasma which is stripped of vital minerals such as calcium (calcium being the mineral which carries oxygen to the brain). The second Christie was in intensive care, she began convulsing. The doctor's didn't know what was wrong, so they treated the symptoms. They loaded her up with Dilantin to stop the convulsions. The convulsion's didn't stop so a neurologist was called the third day. He ordered blood drawn, ran tests, and for the first time in three days Christie's calcium level was checked. It was discovered that she was extremely hypocalemic (calcium deficient). Infusions of calcium commenced at that point and her convulsions ceased. When she was taken for a brain scan the next day, the damage was discovered. The damage resulted in obstruction of the blood supply in the speech center of the brain. Christie was kept on Dilantin although inexplicably was administered enough dosage to maintain a grown man. She had no more seizures once her calcium levels returned to normal. So why was she kept on Dilantin? And why does one of Christie's medical records record a dosage of nearly 'three' times the prescribed amount for a child ? (see,rept) its side-effects, (see,rept). The following may show an ulterior motive for the administering of Dilantin to Christie, along with that of arresting seizures. Prosecutor Hugi assigned a number of people to the children during their recovery. Documents reflect a great number of people around Christie whenever she was interrogated. There were eighteen of these sessions with Christie in the Intensive Care Unit. All that survives these interrogations are the names of the State agents questioning Christie and the amount of mind altering drugs she was dosed with before each interview. Dr. Peterson's notes reflect that Mr. Furtick (State-appointed Attorney) dictated questions for the doctor to ask Christie. Mr. Hugi wanted the Court to believe he was so removed from Christie that even though he went to see her many times in the hospital, he never actually met her until more than two months later and then only to say hello (App 32, p.p. 102-103). In his deposition he swears he sent a multitude of people to interview Christie in the time before he met her and that Paula Krogdahl was appointed to be his liaison, (App 32, p.p. 107-109). He says there were numerous people around Christie whenever she was interrogated. Imagine yourself an 8-year old child, in great pain and propped up in a wheelchair with pillows, an IV attached to you, paralyzed on your right side, cut off from your mom, brother, and grandparents. You've been told your sister is dead...then you're engulfed by a horde of adults in suits/uniforms wanting to know...."did your mom shoot you"?. Mr. Hugi says it upsets the victim to have to go through layers of people, so what did he do to comfort this child ? He swarmed her with a horde of people over and over and over again. Did he simply not care about this little girl? He refused to interview Christie for a year, while his agents worked on her. When asked if it was his practice to personally talk to victims, he said : "Absolutely. I would personally talk to victims. I like to become personally involved in cases that I handle, and there is no substitute for direct personal contact...and I believe it helps the victim to not have to go through layers of people, repeat the story first, for instance, to a police officer and then maybe a D.A.'s Investigator and then maybe a CSD person. Why not get the Prosecutor in there right off the bat and evaluate the person. ..", (App 32, p. 112). But in reality Mr. Hugi sent Paula Krogdahl from CSD; Dr. Vergamini (a psychiatrist); Detective Tracy (App 59); Dr. Peterson (a psychologist) ; Susan Staffel from CSD; Court appointed Attorney Bill Furtick; and eventually D.A. Investigator Ray Broderick. All this while he claims he never took a personal role with this victim, (App 32, p. 107). What is to be believed? Was Mr. Hugi lying in his deposition? Or did he abandon normal procedure in an effort to allow the multitude of contacts to shape Christie's thoughts for him? He says 'all' the interviews with Christie were very well documented so no one would accuse them of "trying to brow beat a witness", (App 32, p.p. 107-108). Yet there is only one record of all these interviews, (App 59). Detective Tracy interviewed Christie for two hours, (App 47, p. 532) and produced a report that can be read in 30 seconds. Where are the reports that were generated to protect the State from scrutiny for the other 18 times Christie was interrogated in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital? Mr. Hugi comes across very convincing in deposition. But the truth is in the reports....or the lack thereof.
|