Statement from the Fredericksburg Department of Social Services on the murder of a foster child:
All of us at the Fredericksburg Department of Social Services are very saddened by the tragic death of Ka’ron. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ka’ron’s family and loved ones as they mourn for him. Ka’ron Mason was a one year old boy who was in the legal custody of the Fredericksburg Department of Social Services.
He had been placed in a foster home in Stafford County after the foster parents passed the stringent selection and training criteria required by our agency. Ka’ron had been in the custody of Fredericksburg DSS since shortly after his birth, after a judge determined that because of family circumstances, it would be in his best interest to be placed in foster care.
Fredericksburg Social Services case workers visited with him in the foster home at least monthly and last visited Ka’ron in the foster home on December 17, 2014. While he was hospitalized, our social workers were at the hospital several times a week.
Due to the nature of the investigations being conducted by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and Stafford County DSS, we are unable to comment on any of the specific circumstances surrounding this case. We are cooperating fully with the Stafford investigators. In addition, Virginia has a Child Fatality Review Team which will examine this case after any criminal or administrative hearings are completed.