FREDERICTON (GNB) – The Child Death Review Committee has reviewed the death of a child whose family was known to the Department of Social Development. The committee’s recommendations were released today by Chief Coroner Jérôme Ouellette.
The committee reviews the deaths of children under the age of 19, including those who were in the legal care of the minister of Social Development, or whose families were in contact with the department within 12 months before the child's death.
The case concerned the death of an eight-year-old girl who died following a motor vehicle accident. The family was not receiving services from the Department of Social Development but had received services in the prior 12 months.
The committee made no recommendation in this case.
The Child Death Review Committee advises the Office of the Chief Coroner, which is part of the Department of Justice and Public Safety.
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