EDENTON, N.C. (WAVY) — 10 On Your Side is learning caller accusation astir the probe into the decease of a toddler whose assemblage was recovered extracurricular an Edenton, North Carolina church.
The Chowan County Sheriff’s Office and the Chowan County Social Services Department (CCSSD) are conducting abstracted investigations into 2-year-old Dinari Lindsey’s death. Chowan County Sheriff Edward Basnight requested assistance successful the lawsuit from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) connected Wednesday, according to a quality release.
No charges person been filed successful this case.
Dinari’s mother, CorNyeah Lindsey, says a Chowan County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) lawman recovered her lad upside down and unresponsive successful a bucket extracurricular the Open Arms Christian Ministries connected Virginia Road connected Oct. 7.
Dinari had autism and turned 2 years aged connected Oct. 5.
Lindsey says Dinari was successful the attraction of Effie and Cliff Beaman, who tally Open Arms Christian Ministries from their location connected Virginia Road. The Beamans founded Open Arms Christian Ministries arsenic a location ministry successful 1999. The mates “began providing a location with a spiritual accent for children and younker who were orphaned” successful 2003, according to their Facebook page.
Open Arms Christian Ministries was erstwhile a nonprofit organization, but its presumption is presently listed arsenic “suspended.” It was registered to Effie Beaman astatine her code connected Virginia Road. It is not recognized by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services arsenic a childcare facility.
10 On Your Side’s investigative squad spoke with CCSSD representatives via telephone connected Wednesday. Those representatives could not remark straight connected Dinari’s death, but confirmed that Open Arms Christian Ministry is not a licensed daycare supplier oregon foster location successful Chowan County. CCSD representatives said their bureau has ne'er referred anyone to Open Arms Christian Ministries, but that they person worked with assemblage members receiving resources from the church.
CCSSD representatives could not disclose if the bureau has ever investigated Open Arms Christian Ministries.
County Manager Kevin Howard told 10 On Your Side that determination person ne'er been codification violations astatine Open Arms Christian Ministries and the religion does not person backing from the county.
10 On Your Side has reached retired to Effie and Cliff Beaman for remark aggregate times, but has not received a response.
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