Originally Posted by Miss Alpinestarhero

Exactly. Too much pen pushing and fear of infringing peoples human rights..its stupid..! If people suspect abuse then they should act on it right away, not dither about. This reminds me of a similar case where a young girl died as a result of extreme abuse and neglect. I forget her name - it was a black girl...had quite a heavy presence in the news.

at least the poor child isn't suffering anymore

Maria