A 5-year-old girl walked into her baby brother’s room and, through the dried feces, flies, vomit, urine and wet sheets, found him unresponsive. Investigators say she then alerted her mother, who called 911.
It was too late. The child, 19-month-old Terry Gibson, was dead.
The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office arrested the mother, 27-year-old Tiffany Dianne Gibson, on two counts of first-degree cruelty to children about a week later, on Jan. 25. They said Gibson’s neglect for both her children led to her baby’s death.
Tiffany Dianne GibsonThis week, the Georgia Division of Family and Children’s Services released a report related to their investigation into the case. It reveals a home that, their investigators say, was filled with filth, a home where a baby couldn’t get adequate food or a timely diaper change.
According to the report, Gibson said she put her baby to sleep around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 15. She checked on the baby four times throughout the night and morning that followed. At 9 a.m., she fed him crackers and changed his diaper.