Video taking off 28x its usual first day

Family demands foster-care accountability after Philadelphia murder charge

The Root's report pairs officials' account of suspected abuse with a relative's call to examine how a child was placed in care.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 123,223 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (4,411).

Foster Mother Charged With Murder of 10-Year-Old Girl | The Root

"She deserved safety. She deserved to be loved. She deserved a chance to grow up," a police official says in The Root's report on a Philadelphia foster mother charged with murdering a child in her care.

The Short includes footage credited on screen to NBC Philadelphia. It brings together statements from authorities, a neighborhood memorial and a family member demanding accountability for the decisions that placed the child in foster care.

According to the report, the child's body was found in South Jersey after an intensive search. The description says the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. An official speaking at a press conference says investigators found indications of abuse. The murder charge is an accusation, not a conviction.

The report reached about 65,000 views within nine hours, already far beyond The Root's usual full-day audience for a Short. Alongside the criminal investigation, its closing family statement raises a broader question: who should answer for the child's placement and protection?

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