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The mother of the 3-month-old infant who was allegedly kidnapped and tossed into the Raritan River by her father has notified East Orange police she intends to file a lawsuit because they turned her away from filing a restraining order against the father a day before the abduction.
Venetta Benjamin, the 23-year-old mother, contends that if the restraining order was filed against her estranged 21-year-old boyfriend, Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem, then their child Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem would not have come to harm.
On Feb. 15, Benjamin went to East Orange police to file a restraining order against Abdur-Raheem, according to the notice of claim. Benjamin had recently moved out of their Galloway Township home and was living at the East Orange apartment of her mother, Leno Benjamin, at the time.
But because it was Presidents Day, a holiday, Venetta Benjamin claims police turned her away and told her to file the next day even though she told them she had previously filed a temporary restraining order in 2008 and her boyfriend had a history of abuse.
The order was issued the next day but was never served, Liebowitz said.
Mother of baby thrown into Raritan River plans to sue East Orange police for turning down restraining order | - NJ.com
Another tragic story but...
For crying out loud - she had a restraining order against him in '08 but still had a baby with him. Who's to blame?
Does she have a case?