Family of four-year-old murdered by stepmother: 'If Tusla listened to us, he might still be here'

"'Very affectionate' child was murdered by his stepmother The family of a four-year-old boy who was murdered by his stepmother believe "systemic Tusla failures", poor vetting and bad care decisions "contributed to his suffering and death". They have demanded reforms of the child and family agency and believe "repeated opp­ortunities to protect a vulnerable child were missed", despite calls to Tusla and gardaí."

"They have demanded reforms of the child and family agency and believe "repeated opp­ortunities to protect a vulnerable child were missed", despite calls to Tusla and gardaí."

The family of a four-year-old boy say the child was murdered by his stepmother and that systemic failures at Tusla, poor vetting and bad care decisions contributed to his suffering and death. The child was described as 'very affectionate'. The family have demanded reforms of the child and family agency and seek changes to vetting, oversight and care-decision processes. The family believe repeated opportunities to protect the vulnerable child were missed. Calls were made to Tusla and to gardaí but those interventions did not prevent harm. The family attribute the child's death to institutional and procedural shortcomings.

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