Brothers Kaleb and Jonathan*, then 19 and 17, were found in May 2020 after their father was discovered dead from a terminal illness at their home in Brisbane's northern suburbs.
A report by the royal commission into the boys' case found the State of Queensland could have, and should have, done more to prevent Kaleb and Jonathon from experiencing violence, abuse, neglect, and the deprivation of their human rights.During shocking hearings into the young men's plight, the commission was told government agencies had extensive involvement with the family, in one case for up to 20 years.
As children, Kaleb and Jonathon were removed from their father's care in 2010 for a week but later returned to him.Dr Crawford told the inquiry, for the boys to be removed, child safety would have had to take the case before a magistrate, but she believed that would have resulted in the magistrate telling them to work with the father rather than remove them.
Jonathan was also observed by teachers to be "smelling of a strong dog odour", and "passing rocks and pebbles" in bowel movements.In its findings on the siblings' case, the commission made five recommendations including calls for better staff training:
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