The household of a Mississippi lady, Kambria Gabrielle Darby, who was arrested for baby abuse when she took her toddler procuring at Walmart with solely a diaper on in freezing temperatures, is insisting she is an efficient mother.
Darby is at present dealing with fees of kid neglect. The incident, together with Darby’s confrontation and rant inside the shop, went viral after a Walmart worker posted a video. Darby’s great-aunt, Marie Darby Pickens, 69, residing in Jackson, Mississippi, the place lots of Darby’s relations dwell, attested to by no means witnessing proof of Darby being a nasty mom. She additionally asserted that Darby doesn’t use medicine.
“Every little thing I’ve seen along with her and the youngsters has been optimistic,” Pickens, a retired social employee, advised the New York Submit. “I don’t condone what was achieved and it was proper to be reported however we don’t know each side of the story. Typically youngsters might be troublesome not wanting to place their garments on, or taking them off and perhaps she was in a rush to choose up some issues.”
Pickens mentioned that Darby introduced her three youngsters to go to their 92-year-old great-great-grandmother throughout her remaining moments, and so they behaved appropriately. She indicated that whereas Darby exhibited poor judgment within the current incident, individuals should additionally search to know Darby’s story.
“I’m not saying there are underlying psychological well being points in her case, however it’s good to discover out her story. What she did confirmed poor judgment, definitely, and it’s very unlucky as a result of one incident like this could break a life.”
Darby’s mom, Lakiisha Darby, declined to touch upon the matter. Nevertheless, she later communicated through textual content that the household wished to return to their life earlier than the incident and wouldn’t present additional feedback.
The Walmart worker, Felicia Darling, who recorded the video, noticed Darby appropriately dressed for the 20-degree climate however along with her toddler solely in a diaper in a chilly procuring cart. Buyers confronted Darby contained in the Byram, Mississippi retailer, with footage capturing her tossing a bag of frozen greens on the shivering baby.
Darby has been launched on bond situations set by the Hinds County Youth Courtroom. EMS crews had been summoned to evaluate the kid’s well-being earlier than Baby Safety Providers intervened. The toddler was subsequently entrusted to an accredited relative. Following her launch from jail, Darby addressed her actions and parenting model on social media, providing a protection for her decisions.
“I’ve pics of each meal I’ve cooked them’ as proof of her parenting health. This deformation [sic] of character is hurting my coronary heart,” she wrote on her Fb wall.
Darby additionally drew a comparability between her therapy inside the shop and the experiences of Jesus.
“They did Jesus the identical approach, he felt sick to his abdomen as nicely; he didn’t need to undergo it.”
