10 August 2006

Abused girl ignored

The trial of that girl who was abused by various members of her family began yesterday.

It appears that already back in 2003, one year before the then 4-year old girl was taken into foster care, social services were already aware of physical symptoms. These included "red legs, blue bruises and an irritated genital area".

There was a serious failure by the organisation responsible for the girl's wellbeing to act as soon as there were signs of abuse. As a reslt the girl endured more than a year of trauma before she was taken away. The conditions at her family home were described as a "pig stey", but nothing was done at all! How can this be?!

The trial continues.

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