During an operation, police officer Brian Zach met four-year-old Kaila, who had been abused by her foster parents.
Now he's officially her father.
Kingman / Arizona - "It's worth it": That is the message that the American
Brian Zach has
for all those who are thinking
about adopting
a
child
.
In his case, however, the
adoption
of four-year-old
Kaila
went far beyond a couple's conventional desire to have children - after all, he and his wife, Cierra Zach, were already
parents
to two teenagers
at the time
.
The circumstances of his first meeting with the little
girl
were not only difficult, but downright terrible.
Brian Zach works as a
patrolman with
the
Kingman
Police Department in
Arizona
.
In March 2018, he and his colleagues received a fatal call.
They were supposed to check an apartment where a
child was
allegedly
mistreated by their foster parents.
The girl's name:
Kaila
.
US policeman meets abused four-year-olds while on duty - and adopts them
Arrived at the scene, it was
Brian Zach
who
took care of
the
four-year-old
in a touching way
.
“We painted and ate something,” said the
policeman
recently on the talk show “Good Morning America”.
"She was holding my hand - it was so small and cute."
But then his colleagues came and
picked
Kaila
to take her to the hospital, where her injuries were to be treated.
Brian Zach
could not
forget
the little girl, however - and so he decided to
simply
bring
the
child
to himself and his
family
when the authorities could not find immediate accommodation for her.
"She came with a drinking cup, a bag full of clothes that didn't fit - and it was," Brian Zach told
ABC News
.
“By the second day she was already calling my wife
'
Mama
' or 'Mommy'.
I was just called 'guy' for a week or two - but when she started preschool I became '
dad
'
too
. "
30 months later: Brian and Cierra Zach officially become Kaila's parents
The foster parents quickly realized that Kaila's presence should not be a temporary visit.
They wanted the
girl
to stay with them forever - and officially become part of their
family
.
Brian and Cierra Zach adopted
the child
on August 18, 2020
- 30 months after
Kaila came
into their care.
"She's so funny, so funny," enthuses Dad about his new daughter.
"She has a very special character."