Neighbor says he warned the officials days before the death of toddler in Corinth

Corinth, NY (WRGB) – Two parents are charged with the death of a three -year -old girl in Corinth, and a long -time neighbor says that the warning signs have been there for months.

Joel Sconieczny, who has lived next to the family's apartment for over a decade, said that he had repeatedly said concerns about local officials about what he saw as dangerous and dirty living conditions, says that his concerns were unanswered.

“You say, if you see something, you have to say something, but if you say something, something has to be done,” Skonieczny told CBS6 in an exclusive interview.

Sconieczny said he first noticed a garbage cultivation outside the house about two years ago, and the situation only got worse.

“Very, very tragic because I noticed and saw how the situation was with the trash, the inhumane treatment of the way the children were treated,” he said. “Whether tomorrow or afternoon, they always shout, mother was never to be seen, there were several men on veranda and smoked.”

He described the garbage as “to the window” near the front door and said he had often seen children nearby.

When Scarieczny felt that the life of the children was in danger, he went to the Korinth Village Hall a few hundred meters from his home and expressed his concerns.

He said the officials there gave him the number for the Sheriff office of the Saratoga County. He called to request a welfare check.

“I feel in my heart. I need the sheriff to come and carry out a welfare exam for children,” he said. “But the sheriff said nothing to do because he can't just penetrate.”

Two days later, three -year -old Joycelynn Dylewski died after the police visited the apartment.

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“If a child is in danger, why can't the sheriff go through the door?” Said Sconieczny. “The baby died from being eaten out of the body. Lice bodies could not be eaten. There is no doubt that this could have been prevented.”

The apartment had already been convicted in February, but the family remained inside.

CBS6 also spoke to Sharon Lynn Guilder, the Property Manager who represents the GKY Corporation to whom the building belongs. Guilder said she regularly entered the workers for child protection services (CPS).

“I suspected that everything was wrong, but assumed that it would be okay because we personally testify to CPS employees who entered unity every two weeks,” said Guilder.

She added that she tried to carry out an annual inspection in the apartment but was refused to enter.

“I didn't push and I feel guilty for it,” she said. “But I didn't push because I trusted that CPS would have made me aware of if things were bad.”

CBS6 asked CPS public records to confirm earlier complaints or visits to the house, but this request was rejected.

The four surviving children from the house were removed and placed with relatives. It is expected that their parents will appear in court next week.