Abused kids die as officials fail to protect

Abused kids die as officials fail to protect - Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com:

BUTTE, Montana — At least 786 children died of abuse or neglect in the U.S. in a six-year span in plain view of child protection authorities — many of them beaten, starved or left alone to drown while agencies had good reason to know they were in danger, The Associated Press has found.