Friday 13 February 2009

After reading about the death of yet another toddler (Sanam Navsarka) at the hands of an abusive parent, I feel disgusted that it has taken a well documented case like baby P to spark public interest in child abuse. As in my opinion more cases have emerged as being unnoticed since baby P's death. It has also made me question how much violence needs to be inflicted upon a child before people take notice? Was it the severity of baby P's injuries that made people finally take more of an interest?

Another potential question that has bothered me since reading about Sanam is; does the failure to prevent these abuse cases reveal a flaw in the system? As surely if a lot of children are not being helped, it must be due to the incompetence of care workers, as it states in 'The Sun' that Sanam's injuries were unnoticed by care worker's. "Sanam was seen by care workers three times in the month before she died. They met the couple to discuss another relative who was in care- but failed to spot Sanam's injuries".

1 comment:

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