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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 101179" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We had a case like this about a month ago, in western Sydney. A boy was found, body in a suitcase, floating in a pond. Kids found it. Turned out to be a kid that DOCS (our CPS) knew about and had gone to collect, but the mother said, "You've already got him." Meanwhile, his body was in the house. They kept it there for a week or more, then dumped him.</p><p></p><p>He was part Aboriginal - white mother. His Aboriginal grandparents were furious, they actually had custody, the mother only had access and had actually killed him on what was supposed to be a few days' access visit. Not out of spite or anything; just because she couldn't cope. She should never have been allowed unsupervised access, the grandparents had been fighting this. </p><p>And when you hurt ANY kid, the community gets upset. But an Aboriginal kid - a heck of a lot more people get upset.</p><p></p><p>And only a couple of weeks ago, an autistic girl aged 7 was found dead in her bedroom. She weighed 9 Kg (that's just under 20 lb). Again, DOCS had made a number of visits and been refused access. Several times they'd been told the little girl was not there, she had been fostered out (you would think DOCS would know). Meanwhile neighbours would sometimes see the little girl, naked and filthy, at her bedroom window. The bedroom was locked, they never opened the door to feed her, clothe her, give her water or let her go to the bathroom. Some of this couple's other kids had already been taken by DOCS.</p><p>The parents insisted they hadn't hurt the girl, she hadn't been starved but she was a picky eater. And that she had seemed well the night before. But they still went on the run after the body was taken away.</p><p>The police caught them - community tip-off, we don't like child abusers here - and they're now awaiting trial, bail refused. The autopsy confirmed appalling, criminal neglect.</p><p>And DOCS is now under the microscope. Too little funding, too much work for them, appalling organisation needing an overhaul.</p><p></p><p>Crimes like this really sicken me, on a broad level.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 101179, member: 1991"] We had a case like this about a month ago, in western Sydney. A boy was found, body in a suitcase, floating in a pond. Kids found it. Turned out to be a kid that DOCS (our CPS) knew about and had gone to collect, but the mother said, "You've already got him." Meanwhile, his body was in the house. They kept it there for a week or more, then dumped him. He was part Aboriginal - white mother. His Aboriginal grandparents were furious, they actually had custody, the mother only had access and had actually killed him on what was supposed to be a few days' access visit. Not out of spite or anything; just because she couldn't cope. She should never have been allowed unsupervised access, the grandparents had been fighting this. And when you hurt ANY kid, the community gets upset. But an Aboriginal kid - a heck of a lot more people get upset. And only a couple of weeks ago, an autistic girl aged 7 was found dead in her bedroom. She weighed 9 Kg (that's just under 20 lb). Again, DOCS had made a number of visits and been refused access. Several times they'd been told the little girl was not there, she had been fostered out (you would think DOCS would know). Meanwhile neighbours would sometimes see the little girl, naked and filthy, at her bedroom window. The bedroom was locked, they never opened the door to feed her, clothe her, give her water or let her go to the bathroom. Some of this couple's other kids had already been taken by DOCS. The parents insisted they hadn't hurt the girl, she hadn't been starved but she was a picky eater. And that she had seemed well the night before. But they still went on the run after the body was taken away. The police caught them - community tip-off, we don't like child abusers here - and they're now awaiting trial, bail refused. The autopsy confirmed appalling, criminal neglect. And DOCS is now under the microscope. Too little funding, too much work for them, appalling organisation needing an overhaul. Crimes like this really sicken me, on a broad level. Marg [/QUOTE]
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