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NY: Death of 6-Year-Old Boy in Harlem Raises Questions for Child Welfare Agency

October 5, 2016 by Greg Cywnar

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

NY: Death of 6-Year-Old Boy in Harlem Raises Questions for Child Welfare Agency
The New York Times – September 28, 2016
Zymere had died on Monday, his body covered in bruises both old and new. On Wednesday, his mother and her boyfriend faced charges of child endangerment, and Mayor Bill de Blasio faced questions about how the city had responded to signs that Zymere had been in peril. Also: Murdered on Bill’s watch: The death of 6-year-old Zymere Perkins must lead to a new era of child welfare accountability: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/murdered-bill-watch-adults-failed-zymere-perkins-article-1.2810791
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/nyregion/death-of-6-year-old-boy-in-harlem-raises-questions-for-child-welfare-agency.html?_r=0

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