Two young boys (Romario and Delayno Mullings-Sewell) of 2 years respectively 3 months old were found dead in North Manchester on the 12th of November. The mother who is the suspect was detained under the mental health act. Presumably it had something to do with the fact that the family’s social worker who was no longer assigned to them. The social worker had carried out a full assessment over 5 months time. After several 999 calls the police checked the family’s wellness but found nothing unusual. They returned after another 999 call to find the two boys dead, due to multiple stabs in the chest. The case is investigated by separate police teams.
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Obviously, this is a gruesome case which may have been prohibited if the social worker had had time to spend more time with the family. For the healthcare system though, this is a very hard thing to determine. Social workers cost a lot of money and there are a lot of people who need them. The social workers therefore have to be divided between the needy. In this case it ended wrong but it also could have gone wrong if the social worker stayed and another family lacked a social worker. It’s harsh but these are decisions that have to be made. Unfortunately this one had a bad ending…
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7731381.stm
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News from the United Kingdom seems to be very depressing or our class has the talent to pick out the most horrible and depressing stories.
Another sad story... I share your opinion. It is hard to put blame in this case. The most awful thing is the loss of the two young boys.
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