Indiana: Did mother's report about son's safety go unheeded? DCS, citing confidentiality, won't say

Did mother's report about son's safety go unheeded? DCS, citing confidentiality, won't say

Nakota Kelly, the 10-year-old Indiana boy police say was killed over the weekend by his father, was the subject of a Department of Child Services case at the time of his death, according to court records. Because of confidential laws governing child abuse and neglect cases, it is not known why the Wabash boy was involved with the state's child protection agency. But investigators say Nakota told his mother on July 14 that he feared his father was going to kill him if he was sent for a weekend visit — and his mother reported that to a caseworker. The ...

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