Remember Kiesha Abrahams?
Kiesha Abrahams was the little six-year old Australian girl who supposedly disappeared in the middle of the night in 2010. When her mother plead for her return that summer, I couldn’t help but see the holes in her behavior. You can read my original thoughts on this case here.
The case is finally going to trial against Kiesha’s stepdad Robert Smith. An Australian reader sent me a link to an article that updates the story (thank you!). Apparently, Kiesha’s mom hit her so hard, she knocked her daughter out, and then both parents left the injured child alone until she died.
The story is heart-breaking but for those who are interested, here is more information. I warn you it is disturbing.
Many people commented at the time that little Kiesha did not look happy in her photos, and you can clearly see a “fake smile” in the photo of her above.
So tragic.
Next time you see a child who fake smiles like this consistently, see if you can get them to open up. You might be able to save a child’s life.
This was one sad case, and I am glad the other children are not in this mother’s care. I wondered if her mother and step-dad had a new baby together, and they wanted their new baby to have all of their attention and money. so the child by another union was discarded. One reason I thought that was because they killed Kiesha’s right after the mother had her new baby. The dark circles under Kiesha’s eyes and the haunted look broke my heart. I suppose visiting Kiesha’s grave site made them feel like they weren’t so bad.
Your blog is fascinating! I just came across it a few days ago and find it extremely interesting.
This story, however, is heartbreaking. The mother was obviously fake crying at the press conference you’ve linked in your original post. The impulse when you’re crying is to STOP crying. That mother makes no attempts to hold back her “sobs” or her “tears”.