Davena Hinton was a 19-month-old Black girl who died after suffering blunt force trauma that was ruled a homicide. In mid-July 2020 medical staff at DCH Regional Medical Center and Children’s Hospital in Birmingham reported that Davena had severe second-degree burns to her hand and wrist and unexplained head and facial injuries; those injuries were documented to the Department of Human Resources on July 13, 2020. Despite that report, Davena was returned to the care of her mother’s boyfriend, Felix Tabb.

On or about July 29, 2020, while reportedly alone with Davena, Tabb allegedly assaulted the toddler, who sustained severe head trauma and a lacerated liver and died shortly after. Tabb was arrested and charged with capital murder and was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail without bond. Davena’s paternal grandmother later filed a wrongful death lawsuit naming the Alabama Department of Human Resources, DHR officials, a caseworker, Davena’s mother, and Tabb, alleging failures to investigate and remove Davena after the July 13 report.

Are there readers who knew Davena or who have information about the care she received between July 13 and July 29, 2020?