Woman Believes Mold Killed Her Two Year Old Son
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Updated: 5:31 AM Jan 21, 2008
Woman Believes Mold Killed Her Two Year Old Son
Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Coroner still doesn't know why a two year old Colorado Springs boy died suddenly.
Posted: 9:03 PM Jan 20, 2008
Reporter: Rosie Barresi
Email Address: rbarresi@kktv11news.com
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The El Paso County Coroner still doesn't know why a two year old Colorado Springs boy died suddenly.

The boy's mother, Chilla Connor, is convinced her son died from mold growing inside their apartment.

Connor and her kids live at Pine Creek Village Apartments on the east side of town.

11 News tried calling the owner of the apartment complex but we weren't able to reach him. We even stopped by his home but he wasn't there.

A mold inspector, Ken Warden who's the owner of Peak Home Inspections, visited Chilla Connor's home Sunday evening. Warden said he found a shocking amount of mold right next to the boy's bedroom.

Ken Warden said, "If mold is not taken care of, it'll eat your house."

Warden began testing inside and out of Connor's home.

"Inside the walls, who knows what's in there", said Warden.

But when he opened up the closet door which sits right next to two year old Jovian's room, there was no question that the black spots Warden was looking at was mold growing furiously over the walls.

"All homes have mold spores. Everybody has them but when there's a higher count, that's when people get sick."

Spore levels will need to be tested in order to find out if the mold inside the home is toxic or not.

Chilla Connor said she's desperate to find out why a week ago her healthy two year old boy died mysteriously in his sleep.

She believes the mold in her home is toxic and is the reason why Jovian died.

Connor believes the mold began to grown after a water main break flooded her home last August.

"It leaked all the way from my bedroom, all the way throughout to the living room and my kid's bedroom", said Connor.

Connor says she and her kids have been sick ever since suffering from colds and sinus infections. But what she wants now, are answers and justice.

Again, we don't know if the mold in her home is toxic or not. Peak Home Inspections will have the results back with-in 48 hours.


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Posted by: Avery Location: fountain,colorado on Jun 3, 2010 at 09:10 PM

i knew this little boy and it is sooooo sad that landlords do not take care of there apartments and especially when they know infants and children move in with their families and it breaks my heart i havent talked to the family lately,but i know thier pain and their need to want to hunt down this man but all you have to do is pray to god that he is doing ok and that he is having fun up in heaven and start over in his honor and my family and i are praying for them GOD BLESS
Posted by: Natalie Location: Colorado springs on Feb 13, 2009 at 03:04 PM

I'd would like a follow up on the story about the mold problem at Pine Creek village apartments. Thank you, Natalie
Posted by: Aleisha Morrison Location: Spokane Washington on Feb 1, 2008 at 02:24 PM

My name is Aleisha and I am very sorry to hear about that mothers death of her baby to the mold issue. my family and I use to live in those apartments 984 #12 and we had that same issue. We lived with a hole in the ceiling because the so called fantastic matience crew was to busy to fill it and the weather was poor!! A little after we moved they are trying to slap us with more fees saying we are responsible for and I have recipts prooving of payment!! If this mother wants help with this matter I'll help her as much as I can because my family and I did endure the same types of illnesses as her family has had.
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