In wake of the death of a 4-year-old girl at Cannon Hill and the alleged neglect of two youths, 17 and 19 years at Stafford. The Minister for Child Safety Di Farmer yesterday announced an independent investigation into the alleged neglect of three this week in Brisbane.
Ms Farmer said she had asked for an investigation into the incidents to be carried out by Cheryl Vardon, the Chief Executive and Principal Commissioner of the Queensland Family and Child Commission
Ms Farmer said the Palaszczuk Government had already increased penalties for the abuse of children including reckless indifference to human life.
“This charge is part of the Palaszczuk Government’s expanded definition of murder and forces courts to consider defencelessness and the vulnerability of victims when sentencing,” she said.
"There’s no place for the abuse of children, and the penalties the courts can impose reflect that". She said