Enough is Enough
Emotional vigil held at Dunbar Park to honor Renesmay Eutsey
Dunbar Park was filled Saturday night with people, emotions, and bubbles.
It was all part of a candlelight vigil to honor Renesmay Eutsey, the 9-year-old-Dunbar girl found dead Thursday. This vigil came on the heels of one held Friday night at Franklin Memorial Methodist Church in Dunbar.
无毛视频淣ow, it无毛视频檚 time to get angry,无毛视频� said Ebony Floyd, organizer of the event. 无毛视频淲hy didn无毛视频檛 anybody notice? This is not something that happened over night. Everybody failed that girl. Enough is enough.无毛视频�
The South Connellsville resident admitted she did not even know Eutsey but felt she had to hold this vigil which was attended by hundreds of people.
无毛视频淚 would hope that if something happened to one of my children that we would have the community come together,无毛视频� Floyd said. 无毛视频淣ever let anyone forget her. I would hope this brings awareness. When you无毛视频檙e walking around, you无毛视频檙e not just looking at your kids, you无毛视频檙e looking at your friends无毛视频� kids and we无毛视频檙e checking in on these kids and we无毛视频檙e not just making sure our kids are safe, but your kids are safe无毛视频�
Along with anger, sadness poured through the crowd as they remembered a girl whose favorite colors were pink and purple and loved strawberry ice cream cones.
无毛视频淲hen I realized who it was, it crushed me,无毛视频� said Jason Barthlomai, Dunbar Council president. 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 one of the worst things I know of to happen in this town. Now, we move forward. We remember Renesmay. We remember all of the good things about her and help that to drive us forward and she无毛视频檒l never be forgotten.无毛视频�
Jessica Richter of Dunbar called upon elected officials to do what is necessary to make sure all children are safe.
无毛视频淲ithout proper laws, thousands of children will continue to slip through the cracks of the current system,无毛视频� she said. 无毛视频淲e the community of concerned parents ask for the changes necessary to prevent another tragic event from occurring.无毛视频�
Bubbles floated through the air throughout the vigil. Floyd said it helped create a youthful, playful atmosphere.
无毛视频淲hen you think of kids, you think of bubbles and playgrounds and balloons and beautiful flowers,无毛视频� Floyd said. 无毛视频淲e just wanted to represent youth.无毛视频�
One person who spoke with emotion was Mike Aubele, Fayette County district attorney.
无毛视频淥ne of the unfortunate parts of my job is that a lot of times I have to deal with something like this,无毛视频� Aubele said. 无毛视频淲e wonder why something like this happens to a child. I don无毛视频檛 have any answers for you, but what I can provide is investigation and consequences. This little girl means a lot to me and means a lot to everybody who I work with. It shows us why we do what we do. We can never unsee what we saw Thursday morning. I know it无毛视频檚 hard to understand sometimes why things take time. I appreciate everybody无毛视频檚 patience. This is going to be a very long process. But today, let无毛视频檚 remember Renesmay.无毛视频�
Charges have been filed against Sarah Ann Shipley, 35, of Dunbar Township, and her partner Kourtney Eutsey, 31, Renesmay无毛视频檚 adoptive mother, who allegedly conspired to assault and kill the girl. The charges were filed against Shipley Friday, something Aubele said was eventually going to happen, but out of an abundance of caution wanted to take time before filing the charges.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 uncomfortable that she was out and not charged for two days,无毛视频� Aubele said. 无毛视频淲e wanted to build more of a case.无毛视频�
Shipley is in the hospital after overdosing in her home Friday. Aubele said she will be arranged once she is released.
无毛视频淲e无毛视频檙e essentially babysitting her,无毛视频� Aubele said. 无毛视频淚 would say she无毛视频檚 probably going to milk this one as much as she can, because she knows where she无毛视频檚 going once she gets better.无毛视频�
Aubele also said he anticipates filing further charges Monday.
无毛视频淭here were four other children in the home,无毛视频� Aubele said. 无毛视频淭here无毛视频檚 a lot of dynamics we无毛视频檙e trying to wrap our heads around. One of these children, I believe, is still in the hospital, showing what I would say are similar signs of physical abuse. There will be additional charges for both of these individuals.无毛视频�
But for one night all focus was on Eutsey, a little girl who loved mermaids and unicorns and was referred to by Brittany Ober of Dunbar as a 无毛视频渂eautiful little girl.无毛视频�
无毛视频淪he should have been playing, laughing and dreaming about her future,无毛视频� Ober said, fighting through tears. 无毛视频淚nstead her life was stolen at the hands of the people that were supposed to protect her. Her smile was radiant. She deserved safety, love and the joys of childhood. No child should have to suffer in silence like she did.无毛视频�