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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A man whose ex-girlfriend is charged in
the killing of his 4-year-old son in Missouri says he believed
she would take care of his child while he visited his ailing
mother in Chicago.

Kijuanis Gray told WLS-TV in Chicago that he "trusted" Quatavia
Givens, 26, to look after his son, Darnell Gray, at his home in
Jefferson City, and that he "wasn't expecting her to do this."

Givens was charged Wednesday with neglect or abuse of a child
resulting in death. No attorney who can speak on her behalf is
listed in online court records.

After Givens reported Darnell missing on Oct. 25, authorities
went door-to-door, drained a retention pond and used a
helicopter in the search for the boy. Givens didn't tell
authorities where his body was until after it was found Tuesday
in a wooded area in Jefferson City, according to charging
documents. An autopsy determined he had suffered blunt and sharp
force trauma.

"That's my only child that I had, my only child," said Gray, who
described his son as smiley and "goofy." ''He loved to run
around with me. He loved to play basketball."

Gray told the TV station he moved from Chicago to Missouri a few
years ago because he "wanted a better life," and brought his son
to Missouri six months ago. Gray said he's no longer with
Darnell's mother, who still lives in Chicago.

Police Lt. David Williams declined to identify Darnell's parents
or specify the relationship between Givens and Darnell's father,
saying the department doesn't identify parents of juvenile
victim. But he did say Givens and the father had separate
addresses about one block apart at the time Darnell's
disappearance. Williams said the father wasn't in Jefferson City
when he was contacted about his son's disappearance.

Charging documents said Givens initially told officers that
Darnell either was abducted or ran away during the night. She
later told police that she hurt the child, saying "I may have
hit him wrong," the statement said. It also said Givens, who is
jailed without bond, had told investigators she planned to
travel to Florida "to get out of the area."

Williams said the investigation is ongoing and that he couldn't
rule out additional charges against Givens or another suspect.
"By no means do we think we are done," he said.

Court records show that a man identified as a having had a
"romantic/intimate social relationship" with Givens filed an
order of protection against her in May 2016. No details were
offered about why the order was sought. The man doesn't have a
listed phone number.

At the time of her arrest, Givens was on probation for stealing
leased or rented property. Court documents said she owed money
to Rent-A-Center for a four-piece bedroom set and mattress,
which she hadn't returned. Also, a court ruling issued last week
ordered that Givens' wages from First Group America Inc., which
runs the school bus operator, First Student, to be garnished
over the failure to make payments on a vehicle.

Jay Brock, a spokesman for First Group America, said he was
looking into her employment status.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/dad-says-trusted-ex-girlfriend- charged-in-killing-of-his-son
 

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