Inquiry launched into Central Coast boy's murder
An independent government inquiry has been announced into the murder of a four-year-old boy on the Central Coast, after it was revealed the Department of Communities and Justice had multiple interactions with the mother and child, with the last contact occurring 18 months before the boy's death. The Minister for Families, Kate Washington, has ordered a review to examine the department's previous contact with the family, why the child was living with the mother, and whether more could have been done to protect him. The 32-year-old mother has been moved from solitary confinement to Silverwater…
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