how long has baby been gone three months
three months M phone none of that I
confess what are you confessing to what'
you confess to what you
do I want to punch this in the face this
kids are going to up for life when
officers receive reports of a
three-year-old boy who hasn't been seen
in over 3 months they rush to perform a
welfare check at the mother's home what
follows next next is a bone chilling
confession and a horrifying discovery
that demands answers as investigators
dig deeper they find themselves
confronting a reality far darker than
they could have ever imagined he
wouldn't eat and I just took it over
blur what you do the following report is
based on official police records and
most of the footage has never been seen
before until now in the city of Detroit
Michigan on June 24th 2022 dispatchers
Wayne County receive a 911 call from
Child Protective Services um I got a
complaint that a mother reported to her
family that one of her children was
given away at the hospital the same
mother told a neighbor that her family
members had the children well the family
members went to the house and confronted
the mother and she will not give up the
information where the child is and
there's a concern that the child is
actually dead how the Child 3 years old
there are five other children in that
home as well officers arrived to the
home of 31-year-old azard de France
where her conflicting answers regarding
the whereabouts of the three-year-old
boy begin to raise serious concerns
which your name CH how old is he three
okay where is he what's the with what M
I gave my old friend a friend of mine
okay where did she live uh that
information is in my iPhone you have
okay do you have your phone no
you know you have a phone number no it's
in my iPhone where's your phone it's not
here where's your phone it's broken the
only phone I have so it's not here it's
broken where is it broke or is it just
not here or is it broke no it's not
here how long has baby been gone 3
months 3 months M so have baby do for 3
months yeah I mean I don't I asked
family to get them because I just had a
baby and he's blinding need special
attention and she to help us okay where
did she live at um I'm not sure so you
gave your baby to somebody that you
don't you don't know her whereabouts you
don't know where she lives you don't
know phone number you don't know none of
that no okay can we come in and make
sure he's not in this house do you have
a search one matter I'm asking you can
we come in and check this house for this
child things take a sudden and
unexpected turn when azer D steps
outside say what I confess
what you confessing to what you confess
to what you do can I talk to you in
private
please put on me as azard is handcuffed
and led away other officers step in to
speak with the children whose ages range
from just 2 months to 9 years old how
many of you are in
here door yeah my baby sister too and
your baby
sister you guys where's your brother at
can you tell me it's okay is he is he in
the
house you can't remember
anything do you remember like the last
time you saw him you're not in trouble
is he inside your your mom's going to be
okay she she not she doesn't know what
you're you you're telling us right now
is he is he inside the house just shake
shake your head no or yes yeah can you
show me yeah okay how about you show me
the officers follow the 9-year-old girl
into the home unaware of the Grim
discoveries awaiting them inside
meanwhile azard makes a chilling
confession about the missing boy I
my get Geto I'm scared
listen
listen was malut and
I where is he in the basement
in I was
scared okay have a seat have a seat have
a seat okay where I'm nervous where's
the baby you said he in a basement
refrigerator I'm nervous when did when
did he he pass away how long ago in
March the end of
March he was m and I didn't want to take
him okay put your foot in the car we'll
get you some
shes one officer quickly races inside to
tell the others but nothing could
prepare them for the horrifying
Discovery waiting downstairs you try
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police B Detroit police the little girl
told me
too Detroit police if you're down here
say something Detroit
police if you guys don't want to see
them
though yes I know um I'm going to guess
it's in the bag I don't have GL I don't
either yeah
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there blood the officers closely examine
what appears to be a plaid colored
laundry bag and make a devastating
confirmation
yeah
damn you want yeah I got it's a
confirm yeah yeah the SK skelet PS you
don't you don't have to look if you
don't want I'm I'mma look I I got
got smell it if you want me to pull it
back I can that's that's good enough for
me outside azard offers a harrowing
explanation excuse me sir yes I didn't
beat him I didn't he was malale
nutrition and I didn't know who to call
it's not abuse I was scared
though this is the second time azard D
has claimed Chase's death was caused by
malnutrition she would later change her
story during her interrogation and
reveal a more gut-wrenching truth I'm
not trying to sound like or anything but
I can't talk about anything I can't talk
about the case the detectives are in
rout and they'll go from there where
will my keys go uh CPS is coming
now well family get him I don't I can't
I can't speak I don't know I'm already
to tell you that what's happening
they're on the way CPS eror yeah oh my
God no please they have family officers
now turn their focus to the safety of
the remaining children upon further
inspection they learn the hous is
crawling in roaches and there's no
running water or food in the kitchen in
the living room officers quickly locate
the two-month old in a baby swing is she
is she
alive yeah the milk's just sp there
hopefully she stays asleep with the
exception of the eldest 99-year-old girl
and the infant the other children aren't
wearing any clothing is that your little
brother where's his clothes at does he
have clothes yeah he know where at you
want to show
me she's just grabbing
clothes where do you sleep at I we sleep
in my room in this one no this one you
sleeping
here okay
while one officer looks after the baby
the other children are escorted safely
to the back of a police cruiser come on
baby come on guys you guys want some
candy you guys want some water you only
got one bottle you have to pass around
okay it's
flavored you guys like hot
fries the children are given a cell
phone which they use to watch a movie
while officers outside grapple with the
unthinkable tragedy 10 bucks of that
could star to
death She's ignorant this kids are up
for
life I already knew he was in there you
see the floor that's yeah that's all I
needed well I seen that the back I could
see you can see the the head shape and
then the the bottom of it how you to put
them in a freezer don't even work I
think it was a fridge like under those
fridges she's disgusting she said she
it's been three months right is what she
initially said the baby that she just
had is only two months old so the baby
died before she even had a baby so she
can't really claim you can tell it's cuz
they're malnourish yeah they are very
skinny I asked them which room they were
sleeping in the one that I couldn't even
open the door it just freaks of
PE station probably in a
bag but I was trying to figure out what
we're doing with these kids to get them
off scene as more reinforcements arrive
at the scene curious neighbors gather
outside watching the situation unfold
excuse me do my do my neighbors have to
know huh do my neighbors man listen
you're asking me a lot of questions I'm
nervous I'm sorry I got you I know I
understand you're nervous I apologize
for that but right now we don't know
what's going on yet so when we find out
what's going on we will let you know
what's going on I'm sorry no you're fine
I want to punch this in the face reality
what we signed up for buddy now she's
all worried about it
stupid officers contact Child Protective
Services who begin making their way to
the scene to assess the children and
locate a safe place for them to go
before they arrive the two-month-old
baby wakes up hungry and the officers
face a nauseating dilemma and there's no
clean bottles just
grab shake
It
Whatever check kitchen real quick
I don't see any might just have to rinse
that one
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yeah it was I opened it and it hit me in
the face meanwhile azard D has yet
another question for officers you
take I'm not sure shoot hopefully we
take you so I can FLIR with the girlfri
homicide nothing I no you're fine you
don't
need
get no I said hopefully we take you so I
can go flirt with the girl from homicide
another problem arises inside the house
as officers attempt to locate diapers
for one of the younger children the
9-year-old said that's their bedroom so
I don't know if there's a diaper in
there my life no diapers in I don't
don't see I don't see any
either um you like I said get the one
out there right away
so outside members of the Detroit fire
department arrive on scene and attempt
to get up to speed on the situation I'm
going to go downstairs and see what the
deal is I it's deos
so what's
up okay just because of the
circumstances it's still covered up
though with the with the bag that's fine
just I just want to leave everything the
way it was okay I changed my mind I'm no
longer going inside when Child
Protective Services finally arrive they
determined that the children must go to
the local hospital for a thorough
examination while they attempt to reach
family members by phone okay little ones
I have a question how many of you have
ridden in an ambulance
before yeah we're going to go for a ride
in the ambulance we're going to go see a
doctor and make sure everybody's okay
how about that with the children safely
on their way to the hospital azard D is
taken to the police station for an
interrogation where investigators
confront her with the question of
whether or not she physically harmed Med
chase her response is nothing short of
heartbreaking never hit
him what okay okay I'm not going to lie
I did yeah when remember it's it's okay
now just whenn I don't want to be in
trouble just when okay I was frustrated
I did hit him when a couple times I know
it was a couple times why I was I was
frustrated and I was
angry I didn't mean but this is the
time say to say what
happened he wouldn't eat and I just took
it overboard what' you
do I start hitting them and then I
kicked them one time well you kick him
at I think in his chest okay what
happened after you kicked him in his
chest he laid down and I went to go
check on him and he was okay but the
next morning he didn't I tried to feed
him he didn't get
up Do You Think You Are
kill no I don't think it I could have
but I don't think I did you don't think
abusing him all those
months did something to him yes you
don't think kicking him in the chest
that day did something
to that's yes yes all right while we
haven't been able to confirm with
records several news outlets reported
that chase suffered multiple skull
fractures on June 27th 3 days following
the discovery of his remains azard
entered a plea of not guilty to charges
of felony murder first-degree child
abuse torture and concealing the death
of an individual while awaiting trial
behind bars at the Wayne County Jail she
discusses the future of her case with an
unknown male I'm going to trial in
January what type
oft me to take the to take the test they
want to ask about uh how he got that KN
on his head they want to see if I or not
but I know I ain't gu so I don't got
nothing to worry about on February 26th
8 months after her arrest she delivers a
jaw-dropping statement while speaking
with an unknown woman I had the baby
yesterday oh you already had the baby
yeah I was in there since Friday oh damn
she was born 804 yesterday you had a
girl you yeah she 10 PB so that what's
her name is coming get her I don't know
they didn't even soon as I pushed her
out they took her they asked for uh
number and that was it however we
haven't been able to confirm through
records that azard D gave birth to a
seventh child while in jail on July 12th
2024 31-year-old azard D France changed
her plea to guilty for the charge of
second-degree murder while all other
charges were dismissed she was sentenced
to 35 to 60 years with 767 days credited
for time served she's currently
incarcerated at the Michigan Department
of Corrections while the current status
of az's children is unknown a GoFundMe
created by Chase's grandmother raised
over $8,000 for funeral expenses and the
ongoing care of his surviving siblings