Police said Tiffani Scholten, who was found unresponsive at a Coomera home, was “tragically failed by those known to her”.
Two people have been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl, who was found “extremely emaciated” at a Gold Coast home in 2022 in what has been described as a confronting case for police.
The girl, who police said at the time suffered from several health conditions, was later declared dead. There were reports Tiffani had Rett syndrome, a rare neurological genetic disorder that affects the ability to move, speak, eat and talk. Police would allege the evidence detectives gained during the two-year investigation showed that Tiffani’s care had been insufficient, and related directly to her death, Detective Inspector Paul Fletcher said.
“It is deeply distressing to investigate the death of any child, but the circumstances surrounding this case have been particularly confronting for our officers.”
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