Parents Talk About Anger After Baby’s Death

The parents of a one year-old boy who strangled in a soccer net last year at their Murphy (Tex.) home are speaking out now about their 911 for help, and how police officers treated them in the midst of their tragedy. Michael and Ave Cantrell recalled the day their son Matthew wandered outside while Ave slept, and became tangled in a soccer net. When she discovered him, she dialed 911, but says the dispatcher didn’t give her any CPR instructions. The dispatcher eventually transferred her to an EMT, who she says also didn’t give her instructions. Police who arrived kept the parents away from the child and failed to perform CPR, the parents claim. Police also initially barred EMTs from treating the child, they say. Matthew was taken to a hospital, where he lived for three days. Read more about the incident here.