Death of foster child ruled as homicide

Death of foster child ruled as homicide

Death of foster child ruled as homicide

Inquest sparks calls for changes to Social Services

BY BARB PACHOLIK AND KARIN YESKE, SASKATCHEWAN NEWS NETWORK; REGINA LEADER-POST JANUARY 31, 2011


-The grandmother of a three-year-old boy who died in foster care is making a tearful plea that his death result in changes so other families are spared from such a tragedy.

"One dies so many will live," said the woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban.

"This was a preventable death. We pray for all the children in care. This inquest took place to prevent this from happening to other children."

A coroner's jury late Friday night deemed the death of the little boy a homicide.



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