In re AS

OPINION OF THE COURT

Colleen D. Duffy, J.

*1037On December 11, 2003, the Department of Social Services (DSS) filed a petition alleging that the respondent mother, US, abused and neglected the subject child, AS. The petition alleges that the respondent beat a sibling of the subject child until that child died of the injuries inflicted by the respondent. Based on those allegations, the subject child was alleged to be at risk of being abused and neglected. During the pendency of this case, the respondent was incarcerated pending trial on charges that included, among other charges, the murder of the…