Justice Burns said Powell had cared for Curtis since he was about three years old because her sister was a drug user.
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The court heard an autopsy revealed numerous other injuries, including bruises and abrasions but that Powell was not responsible for all of them. "You accept your discipline was excessive and inflicted sometimes for irrational reasons," Justice Burns said.Ĭurtis's mother Kristie Anne Powell, who lives in Rockhampton, had not cared for her son since he was three. The court heard in the months and weeks before the boy's death, Powell also assaulted Curtis by throwing a carving fork at him, hitting him in the back, and throwing a knife that struck his leg. She sent a message to somebody who came and checked on her and found Curtis lying dead on a mattress. Justice Burns said Powell made irrational statements about getting rid of the body, but then deciding to put him back in bed under the blankets. The court heard before Curtis died he was having trouble eating, his mouth had blood in it and he lost consciousness. "Curtis relied on you to care for him as his parent and you failed him."
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" ought to have known well before that Curtis required professional medical assistance, but you failed to obtain that for him. "He would have been extremely unwell, accompanied by a high heart rate with obvious difficulty breathing," Justice Burns said. Curtis Powell was found dead in a home in the Brisbane suburb of Mackenzie.