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How a malnourished girl got help from the system, then vanished [View all]
This is an in-depth story of the little girl who was found locked in a closet a few weeks ago. Lots of blame to spread around. And I fear that cuts in social services to families will just lead to more of these kinds of cases.
Six years ago, Jacole Prince admitted that she intentionally withheld food from her 4-year-old daughter to keep her from going to the bathroom too often.
The girl weighed just 26 pounds, the size many babies reach at 18 months. Already malnourished, and continuing to lose weight, she had to be hospitalized.
The state of Missouri said then, in early 2006, that Prince had neglected to properly care for her daughter. The girl and her younger sister were removed from the mother’s home, according to Jackson County Family Court records obtained by The Star. Before Prince could get her daughters back, she’d have to complete a list of requirements set by the state.
In just over a year, she apparently did. By March 2007, when the older girl was in kindergarten, the state deemed Prince a better mom and returned both girls to her.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/30/3685098/how-a-malnourished-little-girl.html#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=cpy
The girl weighed just 26 pounds, the size many babies reach at 18 months. Already malnourished, and continuing to lose weight, she had to be hospitalized.
The state of Missouri said then, in early 2006, that Prince had neglected to properly care for her daughter. The girl and her younger sister were removed from the mother’s home, according to Jackson County Family Court records obtained by The Star. Before Prince could get her daughters back, she’d have to complete a list of requirements set by the state.
In just over a year, she apparently did. By March 2007, when the older girl was in kindergarten, the state deemed Prince a better mom and returned both girls to her.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/30/3685098/how-a-malnourished-little-girl.html#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=cpy
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