Child Neglect
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Kelowna’s Child Advocacy Centre seeing growing case loadThe Kelowna charity provides services for children who have experienced abuse or neglect.CanadaDec 13, 2021
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Chinook Child Advocacy Centre looking for community supportThe Chinook Child Advocacy Centre continues on with its Give Support Give Hope fundraising campaign, which will help the centre achieve its mission.HealthFeb 2, 2021
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Florida server uses secret note to save boy from family ‘torture’The boy had visible bruises and his parents refused to order him a meal at the diner, the server said.TrendingJan 15, 2021
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Parents charged in starving death of toddler on raw fruit and veg dietA Florida couple faces manslaughter and child neglect charges after the death of their toddler, whom they allegedly fed only fruits and vegetables.TrendingNov 25, 2019
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Advocates say public needs to report cases of child abuse in wake of Saint John neglect caseTwo recent reports have highlighted a case in Saint John where five young children were left in a situation of filth and squalor where they were malnourished and suffered serious dental decay.CrimeJan 29, 2019
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New Brunswick’s social work system failed 5 children in Saint John neglect case: reportChild and Youth Advocate Norman Bosse says social workers need to understand and use their authority to enter a home and remove a child who may be in danger.HealthJan 28, 2019
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Parents convicted of child neglect over YouTube pranks still made more videosTheir YouTube accounts were suspended after 18 months — only after online outrage over the videos surfaced.WorldJul 18, 2018
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Quebec City police investigate after toddlers found locked alone in apartmentQuebec City police are investigating after two toddlers were left alone and locked in the room of an apartment.CrimeJun 12, 2018
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Parents receive 2-year sentences in disturbing New Brunswick child neglect caseThe two adults, who cannot be named to protect the children's identities, pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to provide the children with the necessaries of life earlier this year.CrimeApr 18, 2018
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California family found living in filthy desert shack, parents arrestedInvestigators believe three siblings - between 11 and 14 years old - had been living in the makeshift shelter that was cobbled together with plywood and plastic sheeting for several years.WorldMar 2, 2018
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