A child safety officer, who determined two Logan toddlers were at no significant risk of harm in the same month their mother killed them, tells a coroner of pressure to clear cases.
Child safety officer tells inquiry of culture to 'smash out reports' before death of Logan toddlers Darcey-Helen and Chloe-AnnThe department of child safety's role in the lives of Darcey-Helen and Chloe-Ann, who died in their mother's car in in 2019, is being examined at an inquest being held in Brisbane.
The court heard the CSO had been involved in an initial intake call to the department in May 2017, shortly after Darcey was born. The CSO told the court the notifier had made "broad statements" about Conley, and at times was referring to historical drug use. The CSO, who became upset part-way through giving evidence, accepted there was a culture at the time within the department "which shifted policy to reflect operating conditions".
When asked why, Acting Detective Superintendent Stephen Blanchfield told the court certain tests need to be met to trigger information-sharing, and in his opinion the allegation had not showed significant risk to the children.
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