The death of two little girls in a hot car last weekend led many to question why authorities hadn’t intervened sooner.
That was the sentiment this week after two little girls, aged 1 and 2, died after they were pulled from a hot car south of Brisbane.It could have been an accident, like the one that unfolded on Tuesday when a little girl was placed into an induced coma after beingNatasha Gorjup climbed into the unlocked car to play without her parents noticing when temperatures in the Port Stephens area reached the mid-30s.
Ms Johnston claims there are more than 30 deaths of children who are known to the department every year. “I’m not blaming the department and the people who took the calls. They get a million of those phone calls,” she said.The girls’ mother, Kerri-Ann Conley, faced court on Monday charged with two counts of murder and two drug charges.
Child Safety Minister Di Farmer said the death of any child was a tragedy, but offered no specifics on the family’s contact with the department.
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