'Invisible' 14-year-old Stoke-on-Trent girl 'gravely neglected' in lockdown
A 14-year-old girl is being treated for a life-threatening illness after being"gravely neglected" by her family in lockdown.
Social workers said they were shocked by the girl's appearance on Thursday when she looked"terminally ill". Social workers from Stoke-on-Trent City Council said they had become aware she was ill within the last 10 days, but she had been"concealed" from them when they visited her home. One social worker described the family as"invisible" and the judge agreed it had"not been physically possible for [the girl] to be seen by a professional" due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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