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A |     TOPEKA, Kan. -- Child welfare officials investigated the family of a 5-year-old Kansas girl five times in the 13 months before she was raped and killed, but couldn't confirm allegations of neglect or drug use by her mother, and the family repeatedly declined offers of help, a report released Tuesday showed. The report by the state Department of Children and Families said in one case, the agency confirmed that the mother wasn't properly supervising Zoey Felix, but the girl was placed with her father and because of that, “No safety concerns were identified.” After receiving allegations in late August of drug use and lack of utilities in the home, child welfare officials made seven failed attempts to reach the family over the next month.On Oct. 2, Zoey died after fire crews couldn't resuscitate her at a gas station. Neighbors believe Zoey and her father had been camping in a grove of trees on a vacant lot nearby. Mickel Cherry, a 25-year-old homeless man, is charged with first-degree murder, rape and capital murder, and could face the death penalty. Authorities haven't said how Zoey died. “Zoey Felix’s death was an unacceptable tragedy," Gov. Laura Kelly said in a statement accompanying the Department of Children and Families' two-page summary of its interactions with the girl's family. Kelly said she plans to push for legislation next year that would expedite the release of information when a child dies of abuse or neglect. Her administration pushed for such a change in 2021, but a bill never passed. Currently, DCF only releases a summary of its involvement initially and can't do so until attorneys vet the document. Typically, the full case reports aren’t released until after the prosecution is completed, which can take well over a year.This has left an information vacuum in Zoey's case that was exacerbated Tuesday when a judge sealed the arrest affidavit that was used to support criminal charges against Cherry. Judge Christopher Turner concluded that releasing the records would jeopardize the safety of witnesses or sources or “cause the destruction of evidence.”Cherry’s attorney, Mark Manna, of the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, has declined to comment. Cherry’s family didn’t respond to phone messages, and his Facebook friends described him as chronically homeless. Neighbors said Zoey wandered their neighborhood dirty and hungry. Several reported calling child welfare to express concerns. According to the summary from DCF, child welfare officials said they received the first tip about Zoey on Sept. 8, 2022, alleging poor conditions in the home and possible drug use in the presence of a child. The mother agreed to a drug screen and it came back negative, the agency said. The agency also said in its summary that Zoey's mother was working with court services. By then, she had been charged with domestic battery against her husband and teenage daughter, court records show. The DCF summary said the agency offered help to the family, but they declined and the case was closed. Another complaint alleging an unsupervised child was lodged with the agency on Nov. 8, 2002. Just six days earlier, Zoey's mother had called to report that the then 4-year-old was missing, a police incident report shows. Zoey was found unharmed a short time later.The DCF summary made no reference to Zoey's disappearance, and it was unclear whether that prompted the complaint. The summary said simply that the case was unsubstantiated and offers of help were denied. Later that month, Zoey's mother was arrested after crashing her car near a north Topeka bar while driving drunk with Zoey in the front seat. A sworn statement from a Topeka police officer, which also was released Tuesday, said the mother was “having difficulty standing upright, attempting to walk away with a small child.” He also wrote that in looking into her car, he saw two open bottles of vodka, one half-full and the other, three-quarters full. The officer said that in interviews, Zoey said her mother had been drinking from both bottles before and while driving.The officer wrote that the mother was uncooperative and, “She was taken to the ground in order to be handcuffed.”The DCF summary said welfare workers left Zoey in her father’s care; court records show he was living with a girlfriend at the time. Zoey's mother was jailed until March, when she pleaded guilty to felony aggravated battery and driving under the influence and was sentenced to probation. Zoey's father was evicted from his apartment in May. Another tip the agency received that month alleged there were no operating utilities in the mother's home, but the agency found the home to be “livable," with utilities, food and no signs of drugs. Again, the family declined services. Then on Aug. 29, another complaint alleged drug use and no utilities, prompting the seven failed attempts by the agency to contact the family in September. But during that time, police went to the home twice, once even tracking down Zoey and talking to her. But officers were told by Zoey’s father that she wasn’t living there, city spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker said. The second time police responded, an officer stood outside as belongings were retrieved from the house, a police report said. Police reports do not explain where Zoey, her sister, her father and Cherry went after that, but neighbors said they were living in a makeshift camp.Laura Howard, the top administrator for the Department for Children and Families, vowed to launch a thorough investigation.“We will take every step necessary," she wrote in a statement. DCF opened another investigation as a result of Zoey’s death.。    간판 없는 붉은 벽돌 건물…오븐 속 패티가 된 듯한 오감 체험 공간버거킹 세계 최초 코스 다이닝 '더 개스트로' 및 성수 전용 이색 메뉴 선봬"QSR 넘어 다이닝으로"…매출 1조·600호점 달성 위한 전략적 거점                    서울 성동구 성수동에 위치한 버거킹 코스 요리점 '더 개스트로' 실내 전경. 사진=박경호 기자                    이동형 BKR 대표가 26일 서울 성수동 플레임그라운드 오프닝 간담회에서 플래그십 스토어에 대해 설명하고 있다. BKR 제공 [파이낸셜뉴스] 힙스터의 성지 서울 성수동 골목. 정체를 알 수 없는 붉은 벽돌 건물이 등장했다. 간판은커녕 입구조차 꽁꽁 숨겨져 있어 매장에 들어가기 위해 한참을 헤맸다. 숨겨진 문을 찾아 내부로 들어서는 순간, 버거킹의 '불맛'을 완성하는 핵심 조리 장비인 '브로일러' 안으로 직접 걸어 들어간 듯 햄버거 패티가 된 것 같은 착각에 빠져들었다. 이러한 강렬한 몰입감은 매장 내부를 가득 채운 적벽돌과 숯불 색을 모티브로 한 인테리어 덕분에 한층 더 실감 나게 다가왔다. 이 공간은 버거킹이 서울 성수동에 새롭게 선보인 플래그십 스토어 '플레임그라운드'다. 버거킹은 26일 오프닝 간담회를 열고 세계 최초의 버거킹 플래그십 스토어를 선보이며, 올해 매출 1조 원과 600호점 달성이라는 청사진을 제시했다. 플레임그라운드는 놀이 공간을 뜻하는 '플레이그라운드'와 버거킹의 정체성인 직화(Flame)를 결합한 명칭이다. 70년간 축적해 온 직화 헤리티지를 공간과 메뉴, 고객 경험 전반으로 확장한 전략적 복합 문화 공간으로 꾸며졌다.                    버거킹 플레임그라운드 입구에 전시 작품이 위치해 있다. 사진=박경호 기자                    버거킹 플레임그라운드 내부에 전시 작품이 위치해 있다. 사진=박경호 기자 ■ 패스트 푸드 편견 깨고 파인 다이닝 급 코스 요리 제공 특히 가장 눈길을 끄는 곳은 복도 끝 안쪽에 차분한 분위기로 독립된 '더 개스트로'다. QSR(퀵 서비스 레스토랑) 브랜드의 한계를 깨고 버거를 코스 요리로 재해석한 다이닝 룸으로, 세션당 단 10명의 고객에게만 셰프의 코스 요리를 제공하는 100% 사전 예약제로 운영된다. 버거와 와퍼에 들어가는 구성요소를 해체해 각 요소가 주인공이 되는 코스 요리를 구성했다. 미국 플로리다에서 시작한 와퍼가 한국 성수동에서 완벽한 다이닝 코스로 완성된 것이다. 오직 플레임그라운드에서만 만날 수 있는 전용 메뉴도 공개됐다. 일반 매장에서는 조리할 수 없는 프리미엄 라인업으로 '한국적 풍미', '글로벌', '클래식' 콘셉트를 바탕으로 개발됐다. 'K-큐브 갈비 버거'와 '멤피스 BBQ 버거', 그리고 클래식 샌드위치에서 영감을 받아 얇게 썬 립아이와 치즈를 듬뿍 활용한 '필리치즈스테이크' 등이 입맛을 사로잡을 예정이다. ■ 식사 공간 넘어 체험형 공간으로 진화 단순한 식사를 넘어선 시각적 즐거움도 공간 곳곳에 가득하다. 전이 공간부터 메인 홀, 더 개스트로 룸, 별채에 이르기까지 국내 신진 아티스트 5인과 협업한 작품이 배치됐다. 로봇공학 기술을 활용한 키네틱 디스플레이, 브로일러의 움직임을 소리와 빛으로 표현한 미디어아트, 불꽃과 열기를 형상화한 설치 미술 등이 브랜드의 정체성을 입체적으로 전달한다. 버거킹은 이번 스토어를 기점으로 본격적인 다이닝 브랜드로의 도약을 꾀한다. 이동형 BKR 대표는 "43년 동안 직화를 통해 한국 시장을 사로잡은 버거킹의 노하우를 담았다"며 "이제 QSR을 넘어 다이닝으로 확장하고자 하는 버거킹의 독보적인 색채를 보여주는 공간"이라고 강조했다. 플레임그라운드는 다음달 10일 소비자를 대상으로 그랜드 오픈을 진행할 예정이다.                    버거킹 플레임그라운드 전경. 사진=박경호 기자。

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