nzherald.co.nz·3 min read·medium

Police didn’t know child victim’s name in reopened abuse case, documents reveal

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Police didn’t know child victim’s name in reopened abuse case, documents reveal
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Internal documents reveal that New Zealand police failed to identify a child victim in a reopened abuse case, leading to communication gaps with the child protection agency Oranga Tamariki. The agency was unaware of the major investigation until media inquiries prompted a scramble to assess the affected cases.

Emails released to RNZ reveal how senior staff at Oranga Tamariki had concerns the agency could be "a bit over reliant on police's view" in the Child Protection Protocol process. Photo / NZ Herald

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