LinkLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. needs to change how it discloses information about child-abuse deaths By Editor On Dec 28, 2020 Last updated Dec 28, 2020 17 Share AT SOME point, the D.C. Child Fatality Review Committee will examine the deaths of Gabriel Eason and Makenzie Anderson, two children beaten to death this year, allegedly by caretakers. In 2-year-old Gabriel’s case, his mother and her boyfriend; in 11-month-old Makenzie’s case, her mother. Families of both children had contact with D.C. government agencies and so the central question for the committee will be if there were things that could — should — have been done that might have prevented the loss of these young lives. Unfortunately, because of confidentiality rules, the public will never know the answer. Indeed, for that matter, it will never know how rigorous was the review of events involved in the deaths of Gabriel and Makenzie and other child victims of abuse and neglect. 17 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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