Crime & Safety
Lawsuit Accuses Philadelphia Welfare Agencies, Foster Mom Of Negligence After Toddler Drowns In Bathtub
According to the lawsuit, at the time of the Hill's death, the foster mom was "at her max with the children in her home."
October 24, 2025
The mom of a child who died in a Philadelphia foster home is suing two child welfare agencies for placing the boy in what she says was a crowded home.
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Sharee Collins told CBS News Philadelphia that even though she wished she had custody of her son, she trusted that the foster home he was put in, was safe. This past April, her case manager delivered news she couldn't believe — her 20-month-old son had drowned in a bathtub. Now, Collins says she wears her son, Sy'vir Hill's ashes around her neck every day.
The toddler died while in the care of a foster parent.
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