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Daniel Pelka, 4 years old.
A young child murdered at the hands of those who were supposed to love, care and protect him.
I haven't been able to read much about Daniels case. It's been incredibly triggering to say the least. For me it's brought back memories of being forced to drink salt water and scrabbling in bins for food and begging.
I was an older child though. Old enough to run away, old enough to escape.
Daniel wasn't.
He relied on his mother and step father for everything. All they gave him was pain.
Where there failings in the system? Could more have been done? Whose responsibility was it to see what was really happening?
We live in a culture where people don't speak to people they don't know, or have a different language or culture or social standing to. Yet child abuse happens in all cultures, classes and communities.
We need to stand up and talk to each other. We need to involve everyone in our communities, reach out to families, to children.
Society failed Daniel.
Daniel Pelka, 4 years old.
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