JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville mother and her boyfriend are facing child neglect charges in the death of 22-month-old Zamora Foe, who was rushed to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in critical condition on Sept. 10 and died days later.
Zamora’s mother, 20-year-old Zayla Goodwin, and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Nathaniel Davis, both remain in the Duval County Jail on $500,000 bonds.
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Goodwin’s attorney entered a not guilty plea Wednesday on the child neglect charge and the judge ordered Goodwin to be back in court on Oct. 24. Davis’ attorney also entered a not guilty plea and he was also ordered to be back in court on Oct. 24.
Each faces between 4 to 15 years in prison, if convicted of child neglect.
It’s unclear if at some point the child neglect charges the couple are facing could be upgraded now that Zamora has died.
According to a warrant obtained by News4JAX, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department paramedics were called Sept. 10 to a home where the toddler had gone into cardiac arrest and was unresponsive.
Paramedics rushed the child to Wolfson Children’s Hospital where she was listed in critical condition.
What doctors told police was redacted from the warrant except for a line that states that doctors did not think Zamora would survive her injuries.
Goodwin and Davis were detained at their home for questioning as assault and homicide detectives were called in to investigate.
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The warrant states that a search of the home was conducted and that the search led to the discovery of multiple bloody bandages, bloody blankets next to Zamora’s bed, and bloody diapers in the trash. A second search led to the discovery of multiple cellphones, meth, and drug paraphernalia.
A woman whose name was redacted from the warrant told detectives that Goodwin, Davis, and Zamora moved into her home five days before Zamora was rushed to the hospital. According to the warrant, the woman told detectives she began seeing bruises on Zamora and noticed Zamora was no longer walking and asked Goodwin what happened to the toddler.
The warrant states that Goodwin told the woman that Zamora was injured after falling in a bathtub while Davis was bathing the child at their previous home in Hillard.
The woman told police that right before paramedics were called to her home, she was awakened by a loud commotion in her living room and when she got up to see what the commotion was about, she walked in on Davis performing CPR on Zamora’s unresponsive body.
According to the warrant, the police spoke with Goodwin. She told them her child was injured from falling in a bathtub at their old home and had difficulty walking afterward.
She also said she noticed one day that Zamora’s lips were red and swollen and she struggled to eat but believed it was from an allergic reaction. Goodwin also told detectives that she never noticed any other bruising or blood in the child’s diapers.
Goodwin and Davis were both arrested on child neglect charges after it was determined the couple neglected to seek medical attention for Zamora despite obvious and observable injuries to her body that included various fractures to her legs.
The warrant also revealed that detectives believe the 22-month-old toddler was sexually abused. Details of the suspected sexual abuse were redacted from the warrant.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Zamora’s biological father with the cost of her funeral.