Thursday, December 09, 2010
Toddler's Death Went Unreviewed
KENTUCKY...
State social workers failed to perform a required internal review of the death of a 20-month old toddler who drank drain cleaner.
The boy was staying in a Wayne County trailer with his 14-year-old mother where methamphetamine was being produced when he was poisoned in May 2009.
State law requires officials to conduct a review in abuse or neglect cases that result in a child's death or near death. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the reviews help the cabinet identify areas that need improvement.
Kayden Branham and his mother had been monitored by social workers before his death.
A cabinet spokeswoman did not answer questions Wednesday about why the review was not done.
State social workers failed to perform a required internal review of the death of a 20-month old toddler who drank drain cleaner.
The boy was staying in a Wayne County trailer with his 14-year-old mother where methamphetamine was being produced when he was poisoned in May 2009.
State law requires officials to conduct a review in abuse or neglect cases that result in a child's death or near death. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the reviews help the cabinet identify areas that need improvement.
Kayden Branham and his mother had been monitored by social workers before his death.
A cabinet spokeswoman did not answer questions Wednesday about why the review was not done.
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