A non-verbal 12-year-old boy who was in the ministry system was discovered naked, filthy, severely malnourished, unable to walk and living in a bedroom filled with feces and garbage.
āCharlieā experienced years of neglect, malnutrition and lack of services and supports for his special needs. The 12-year-old was removed from his motherās care in January 2016, weighing just 65 pounds.
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The shocking story of aĀ little boy with autism spectrum disorder who fell through the cracks of the provincial child welfare system is at the centre of a new report from the B.C. representative for children and youth.
Alone and Afraid documents how the system failed “Charlie”Ā repeatedly for 10 years, leaving the child to suffer needlessly until a moment of crisis led to his removal from the care of his mother in January 2016
TheĀ non-verbal 12-year-old was found naked, filthy, weighing just 30 kilograms,Ā unable to walk and living in a bedroom full of garbage and feces.
He had been screaming for 30 minutes before police arrived, and was subsequently taken to hospital “terrified and clinging to the paramedics.”
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