In Odesa, a 10-month-old baby died: teenage parents left him alone
The police had previously reported possible suicide attempts by the 16-year-old mother
In Odesa, a 10-month-old boy died; his parents are minors, and a review of all circumstances of the incident and the actions of social services was initiated following reports by People’s Deputy of Ukraine Pavlo Sushko.
People’s Deputy Pavlo Sushko said the situation requires the most thorough scrutiny, especially regarding the effectiveness of response and coordination by the responsible social structures.
According to preliminary data, both parents are 16 years old, and they briefly left the baby at home unattended; upon returning they found him without signs of life. Medics performed resuscitation measures, but were unable to save the child.
Aspiration of food is being considered as the preliminary cause of death, but final conclusions should be provided by law enforcement after the necessary investigative actions.
According to Pavlo Sushko, earlier the Child Services of the Odesa City Council received a report from the police about possible suicide attempts by the underage mother.
After that, the Child Services sent an appeal to the Center for Social Services proposing to register the family as one in difficult life circumstances and to ensure the necessary range of social support.
However, according to the People’s Deputy, work with the family was effectively limited to a preventive conversation, informing them about available services, and obtaining a written refusal to receive those services.
Earlier we wrote:
- In Kirovohrad region, an abandoned 10-month-old infant was found: the child was hospitalized, police are searching for the parents
- In Izmail, after the death of a 33-year-old woman, the police found a bag with the body of a newborn boy in a wardrobe
- The “baby hatch” opened again: in Mykolaiv an infant was left at a hospital
- In Odesa, a father was sentenced to six years for beating an infant and his two-year-old son
- A mother and her partner received almost 10 years in prison each for hiding the body of their young son in a freezer
