State family agency fires two in case of boy feared dead

Police report: Fitchburg children and their mother were terrorized for months by her boyfriend - Metro - The Boston Globe:

Failure to visit troubled Fitchburg home cited; long-missing child’s mother, boyfriend held

FITCHBURG — State officials acknowledged Tuesday there was a “serious failure” in their handling of the case of a 5-year-old boy, firing the social worker and supervisor who, despite reports of abuse, let months pass without visiting him. The boy is now feared dead.