Syesha Mercado is currently living a mother’s worst nightmare.
After the Child Protection Services (CPS) have taken way her 15-month-old baby
5 months ago, they have now taken her 10-day-old baby daughter.
Mercado ended up third in the 7th season of American Idol.
She welcomed her baby boy Amen’Ra in 2019
And after taking him to the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla
“I am pregnant, breastfeeding mama who went to the hospital with the intention to get my [son], Amen’Ra, some fluids while transitioning from extended breastfeeding to being bottle-fed,”
The CPS "forcefully removed me from my son"
Under the accusations of negligence and abuse, in her words.
Since then, the singer has been fighting on her social media
To gain her son back.
She has opened a Gofundme to help her pay for the legal expenses.
Alleging that she’s suffering from racial discrimination
Because of the "Legal Kidnapping of Black Babies through CPS."
However, the sheriff office of Manatee County alleged that:
They had received a report from an abuse hotline from the hospital
And after an investigation, they found out the baby
Was suffering from “severe malnutrition/failure to thrive”
Moreover, the county has now seized her 10-day-old baby daughter.
Yesterday, through a live on Instagram
The American Idol star filmed the prosecution
And later removal of her baby from her.
The police took custody of the infant girl
To, allegedly, bring her to a hospital and conduct a physical examination
“Do you not feel anything? You guys, I’m human. This is my baby. My baby is days old — and you’re taking my baby away from me,”
The singer had her daughter taken away from her.
Despite her crying and stating that her baby is exclusively breast-fed
She had to provide the police with an extra bottle of breast milk.
Moments before seeing them taking her daughter.
22 August 2021 - 3:57 PM
