SEVENTY Northern Territory kids who had been removed from their families and placed in out-of-home care were subjected to harm or exploitation last year.
The NT Children’s Commissioner’s annual report shows there were 81 cases in 2015-16 in which children in out-of-home care were harmed.
Of those cases, 10 children were the subject of multiple cases of abuse.
Northern Territory foster kids placed with 'cruel' carer despite 10 investigations into her suitability, report reveals
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Created: Friday, 11 May 2018 18:50
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Written by Elias Clure and Bridget Judd - ABC News
Foster children told child protection workers the carer was "cruel"
A Territory Families-approved carer accused of making a foster child drink sour milk "as a form of punishment" was allowed to continue in the role despite 10 investigations into her suitability, a report by the Children's Commissioner has revealed.