The long-standing belief that this country is universally a paradise
for youngsters has been shattered, revealed as a charade by a Fairfax
study of child homicide in New Zealand. We should hang our heads in shame.
The heartbreaking photographs on the front of today's Weekend Press bring into sharp focus the child abuse happening almost daily on the margins - but not exclusively the margins - of New Zealand society. The data investigation has uncovered the appalling truth about the children who have been abused, neglected and maltreated by parents and caregivers.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/74188995/editorial-its-time-to-tackle-new-zealands-appalling-child-homicide-record
The heartbreaking photographs on the front of today's Weekend Press bring into sharp focus the child abuse happening almost daily on the margins - but not exclusively the margins - of New Zealand society. The data investigation has uncovered the appalling truth about the children who have been abused, neglected and maltreated by parents and caregivers.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/74188995/editorial-its-time-to-tackle-new-zealands-appalling-child-homicide-record