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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Murder charge against 12-year-old Melbourne girl exposes ‘profound’ child protection failures, report finds

The shadow of a child playing on a swing.
Victoria’s Commission for Children and Young People described significant service failures in the case of a girl, whose murder charge was this year dropped. Photograph: Jack Sullivan/Alamy

A 12-year-old girl charged with murder while under the care of the state exposed “some of the most profound service system failures” Victoria’s children’s commissioner has seen, a damning report has revealed.

Victoria’s Commission for Children and Young People’s (CCYP) annual report, tabled in parliament on Thursday, also revealed it received notifications regarding the deaths of 43 children known to the system in 2023-24.

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