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N.S. child welfare system 'incredibly broken,' say experts after guilty plea in toddler death

December 18, 2025

A mother pleaded guilty to manslaughter this week in the death of her 17-month-old, who had just been returned to her from foster care. Observers say the case sheds a rare and needed spotlight on the child welfare system.



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