February 20, 2010<\/p>\n
In this sad and horrible case, a 10 year-old girl, Charlenni Ferreira, was killed by her father and step-mother in Philadelphia after years of horrific abuse. Known injuries included gashes on her hands, a fractured shoulder blade, bone deformities on her arm from past trauma, bruising down her legs, scratches over her face, a fractured hip which kept her from walking properly, a split lip, a \u201ccauliflower ear\u201d, cigarette burns, evidence of long-term sexual abuse, and lacerations to her scalp.<\/p>\n
Despite at least two reports from school nurses from 2006 until 2009, Philadelphia\u2019s Department of Human Services left the girl in her father and step-mother\u2019s care for years until she died from an infection caused by untreated broken ribs, which filled her lungs with fluid and collapsed them. When she died, she also had a seven-inch gash to her head that was stuffed with gauze and covered by a hair weave.<\/p>\n
Apparently, the department left the child in the father and step-mother\u2019s care because it did not have conclusive evidence of child abuse.<\/p>\n
In the following article, a review panel consisting of Philadelphia\u2019s medical examiner, a prosecutor, doctors, social workers, and DHS officials exonerated Philadelphia\u2019s handling of the matter.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/inaworldofhurt.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/charlenni-ferreira-picture2.jpg?w=122&h=150\" "\\"Charlenni")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/inaworldofhurt.wordpress.com\/Users\/marianna\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/moz-screenshot.png\")
<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/inaworldofhurt.wordpress.com\/Users\/marianna\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/moz-screenshot-1.png\")
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"