Tasmanian Coroner finds Child Safety Services did not play a causal role in infant deaths

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Updated September 22 2021 - 8:08pm, first published 5:20pm
Infant deaths: Child Safety Services were not found to have played a causal role in the deaths of six babies and one child, however the Coroner says her findings "were not without difficulty" and that there were "significant deficiencies" in CSS procedures and decision making.
Infant deaths: Child Safety Services were not found to have played a causal role in the deaths of six babies and one child, however the Coroner says her findings "were not without difficulty" and that there were "significant deficiencies" in CSS procedures and decision making.

Child safety officers in Tasmania had a lack of understanding about sudden infant death syndrome, according to the Coroner, who has found that the system failed to protect children in its care.

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