Mother Awarded $550,000 for Wrongful-Death from Psychologist Who Testified in Prince Rams Custody Case

The family of one-year-old Prince McLeod Rams, who died during an unsupervised visit with his father in 2012, has been awarded $550,000 in a wrongful death settlement from the psychologist who testified in court that it was safe to leave the boy with his father, Joaquin Rams, according to The Washington Post.

Rams was charged with the murder of his son in Jan. 2013. Prince’s died on Oct. 20, 2012.

Rams, who was initially allowed only supervised visits with his son, was awarded unsupervised visits after a July 2012 hearing. Margaret Wong, who specializes in child psychology on the staff of Ashburn Psychological Services, testified in that hearing that unsupervised visits would be safe for Prince, the Post reports.

Hera McLeod, Prince’s mother, fought against unsupervised visits and presented a clinical psychologist at the hearing who claimed Wong’s report ignored important evidence such as suspicions about Ram’s involvement in the deaths of his mother and former girlfriend, according to the Post.

Wong’s settlement with McLeod was entered into Fairfax on Oct. 17, the same day Virginia’s Medical Examiner changed the official ruling of Prince’s death from “drowning” to “undetermined.”

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case against Rams, who maintains his innocence.

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