Who the hell are these people, operating this department.
I am so enraged right now. This is what a wonderful job our Child Safety Department is doing.
What the hell were they thinking !!!!
Bashed baby was listed as 'at risk'
By Tanya Moore, Paula Doneman and Rosemary Odgers
May 18, 2004
A BABY savagely attacked on Brisbane's northside at the weekend was being monitored by the Department of Child Safety only days before her assault.
The three-month-old girl suffered six broken ribs, two broken legs, a broken arm, a broken collarbone and a dislocated shoulder in the assault allegedly committed by her mother's de facto husband at a Nundah residence on Saturday night.
It is believed the baby did not receive any treatment until she began vomiting blood 24 hours after the attack.
A man, 20, has been charged with torture and grievous bodily harm and will appear in the Brisbane Magistrate's Court today.
The mother, 21, was helping police with their inquiries.
Department of Child Safety sources told The Courier-Mail that officers investigated suspected mistreatment of the baby last week. She had bruises on her body at that time.
On Tuesday, the girl's mother and the department agreed to place the baby into foster care for 28 days.
On Wednesday, the baby was back with her mother.
On Sunday, detectives were called to interview the mother and her de facto husband at the Royal Children's Hospital after the baby was picked up by ambulance officers at 8.15pm.
The baby's two-year-old sibling has been placed in the care of the Child Safety Department.
Detective Sen-Sgt Bruce Graydon of the Juvenile Aid Bureau said the baby was now in a stable condition.
This is the second time the Child Safety Department has come under scrutiny this month. A six-year-old was bashed unconscious allegedly by her father on May 1 at a Cairns Hotel.
Fourteen other children with links to the former families department died in the first four months of this year. Nine were suicides or accidents, three were deliberate and two remained unexplained.
Child protection officers will be able to intervene to protect children before they are born under laws to be introduced into State Parliament this week.
Children in care also will be informed of all matters affecting them, as the first stage of the Government's child protection reforms becomes law.
Once passed, they will meet 11 of the 110 reforms recommended by the Crime and Misconduct Commission inquiry to address problems in the system.
Laws will be overhauled to ensure the welfare and interests of a child is paramount, and the department could intervene where it is suspected an unborn child could be at risk of harm after birth.
An independent child death case review committee will be established to examine the deaths of children with links to the department.
Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg criticised the Government for taking more than 100 days since the state election to introduce stronger child protection laws.
The Courier-Mail
I am ashamed to admit this happened in Aus .... and often feel ashamed that I am a member of the human race.
Jess