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Department of Human Services sued for $2.5M in boy’s death

The Columbian
Published: March 12, 2015, 12:00am

PORTLAND — The attorney representing the estate of a boy who died last year has filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Human Services, alleging child welfare workers failed to adequately intervene on the child’s behalf.

Investigators believe 2-year-old Coltin Salsbury was killed when he was thrown head-first against a toilet in a Portland motel room. The Oregonian report that Joshua Howard — the boyfriend of the child’s mother — was charged with murder.

He has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for trial in Multnomah County Circuit Court in October.

DHS records show the agency had received four reports of suspected child abuse or neglect while Wendy Salsbury was pregnant with Coltin or after she gave birth to him.

Salsbury hasn’t been charged with any crimes.

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