The
following statement was not altered in any way is here exactly as it was
found here: Courthouse
Steps
Hello,
I am Katie Cornejo's
first cousin and I would like to comment on some of the information that
has presented by the media.
I have known Katie
all of her life as I am the oldest of our generation. Katie had two wonderful
children of her own prior to meeting Tommy Robertson. Her children were
well adjusted, friendly and outgoing and well taken care of and never,
ever abused. I have never seen Katie so much as smack a child's hand, let
alone spank them.
I feel it is important
to let you all know that this situation is not what it appears in the media.
Tommy Robertson came into Katie's life in October of last year. After a
whirlwind romance, they married in January. Tommy had 6 children and Katie
was his fourth wife. He is 33 years old.
When Tommy and Katie
were dating, Daytona would end up with bruises on her. I myself saw some
of these bruises at Christmas. Tommy and Daytona's biological mother began
filing complaints against each other with SRS...there was never a complaint
filed against Katie while Daytona was alive. I witnessed Tommy threaten
to spank Daytona numberous times during our family Christmas weekend for
very minor things...things that every child does because they are a child.
At one point, Tommy Robertson DID remove Daytona from the room. What happened
in the other room I can not say because I was not there to witness it.
What I DID witness is that it was Katie who sat at the dinner table with
Daytona on her lap helping her eat dinner. That is not a child who is afraid
of someone (as Tommy tries to say he saw signs of in one article above).
Tommy Robertson
has also had charges of domestic violence against him.
There are so many
things that have not yet come to light about Tommy Robertson and this case.
He was actually not seeing some of his older kids because their mother
didn't like the way he disciplined them (spanking). This was not a legal
thing, just a mother saying I'm not going to let you see the kids.
I also wanted to
clarify that at Katie's bond hearing, the judge DISMISSED the violation
of parole. He did not find that Katie was guilty of that as the article
above incorrectly states. Tommy was saying that Katie was stalking him
however, her GPS records proved that was not the case.
As far as Katie trying
to commit suicide and the baby dying, there is also more information on
this, however, since the autopsy results have not been publicly released
I do not feel I should comment on what was in them.
I don't know what
happend to little Daytona that day because I was not there. But I do think
it's important for people to realize that head injuries can sometimes take
days for the brain to swell to the point that they cause siezures. In the
days prior to daytona's seizures she was at the daycare (where a month
later Katie's biological dauther, Kailee Hundley, died of strangulation
from an improperly used carseat), she was in the care of her biological
mother (and the mother's court ordered "supervised" visitations where overseen
by Daytona's maternal grandmother) and she was also in the care of Tommy
Robertson.
Please wait to hear
the evidence before condeming someone. Katie has already been unfairly
tried in the media and yet, there is so much more to the story then what
they even know. Tommy Robertson is a liar, a thief and a media seeker.
(If anyone knows where I can report identity theft of someone other then
myself, please let me know!) In the 4 short months since Daytona's death,
Tommy has moved on to yet another woman...even though he is legally still
married. Please do not believe everything the media states.
I am confident that
my cousin did NOT commit this horrible crime. If you have any questions
for me, I will be happy to answer any that I can.
Thank you.
Return
to Daytona's story
Please visit the
pages of Daytona's sister and brother, on my site:
Kailee
Rhianne Marie Hundley
Daylee
Joe Robertson
For information about
preventing child abuse in the state of Kansas, click the links below. If
they can't help you, ask for someone who can. NEVER give up looking
for help for an abused child!
The
Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund
Call this number
to report child abuse ANY WHERE in the United States!
1-800-4-A-Child
1-800-422-4453
   
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