Child protection authorities say the death of a three-year-old in regional SA is a 'significant incident' but are refusing to publicly release information about the case.
The child died in Whyalla, north west of Adelaide, in May, after her family had contact with SA's Department for Child Protection Child protection authorities say the death of a three-year-old in regional SA is a "significant incident" but are refusing to publicly release information about the case.A spokesperson for the Child Protection minister says it would be "entirely inappropriate" to comment on the girl's death.
The heavily redacted document states that ambulance officers attended the incident, and police were either in attendance or advised of the death. According to the department, a "significant incident" can be triggered by the death of a child in state care, or the death of a child who "has been known to the department through a previous notification of abuse/neglect".
However, a spokesperson for the coroner declined to confirm whether the death was under investigation.Additional freedom of information documents released to ABC News show DCP sent two parliamentary briefing notes to SA's child protection minister, Katrine Hildyard, following the girl's death.
"We need to know what has gone on so we can test the department's capacity and the minister's capacity and the government's capacity to look after these vulnerable children.Mr Teague said it could take more than six years for the coroner to release information about the girl's death, if it decided to hold an inquest.
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