South Australian police are investigating whether six children living at a home in Adelaide's north have been criminally neglected, after a six-year-old girl dies. WARNING: This story contains content that some readers may find upsetting
South Australian police are investigating whether six children living at a home in Adelaide's north have been criminally neglected, after a six-year-old girl dies.The six-year-old was taken by paramedics to the Lyell McEwin Hospital during the early hours of Friday morning after being found unresponsive at her Munno Para home. She died soon after arrival.
Detectives from the Major Crime Investigation Branch have been investigating the circumstances of her death, and have now formed Taskforce Prime. The girl's death is being treated as a case of criminal neglect causing death, a crime which carries a potential life sentence. Her five siblings, aged between seven and 16 years, have been removed from the home. Police say they are investigating criminal neglect charges relating to the children.
Police say the investigation is in its infancy, and more information will be provided in coming days.
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