Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds
A draft review has found that child protection authorities in Australia failed to adequately support the mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby, a five-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered. While the report highlights systemic failures in protecting the family from domestic violence, it could not establish a direct link between these failures and the child's abduction.
A public memorial for Kumanjayi Little Baby outside the Old Timers Camp in Alice Springs in May, a week after the five-year-old’s body was found. Photograph: Rhett Hammerton/AAP A public memorial for Kumanjayi Little Baby outside the Old Timers Camp in Alice Springs in May, a week after the five-year-old’s body was found. Photograph: Rhett Hammerton/AAP Indigenous Australians Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder
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