ALMOST 1000 Victorian children were found to have been seriously neglected by their parents in just one year.
Shocking revelations of abuse included incidents of toddlers being left to starve among human waste, rat infestations and used syringes in their toy boxes.
Child protection workers received a staggering 5828 complaints of neglect in 2010-11. In the worst substantiated cases, overworked investigators found children left in conditions so bad they had to remove their rotted teeth and teach them how to sit at a table.
In 936 cases, the Department of Human Services' 1100 officers proved serious abuse by parents through neglect. In almost 300 cases neglect was accompanied by physical and emotional abuse at the hands of those who were supposed to be caring for them. More
Shocking revelations of abuse included incidents of toddlers being left to starve among human waste, rat infestations and used syringes in their toy boxes.
Child protection workers received a staggering 5828 complaints of neglect in 2010-11. In the worst substantiated cases, overworked investigators found children left in conditions so bad they had to remove their rotted teeth and teach them how to sit at a table.
In 936 cases, the Department of Human Services' 1100 officers proved serious abuse by parents through neglect. In almost 300 cases neglect was accompanied by physical and emotional abuse at the hands of those who were supposed to be caring for them. More
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