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Officials ignored warning signs prior to young girl’s death at the hands of her father, lawsuit says

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Officials ignored warning signs prior to young girl’s death at the hands of her father, lawsuit says

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News@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

Officials ignored warning signs prior to young girl's death at the hands of her father, lawsuit says

The mother of a 5-year-old girl who was killed by her father had filed a lawsuit against the state of New Hampshire, alleging it was negligent because it had failed to investigate reports of physical abuse before she was killed.

New Hampshire social workers ignored a litany of warning signs that a 5-year-old girl was being physically abused by her father prior to the child’s death, the slain girl’s mother alleged in a negligence lawsuit filed Friday against the state.

Crystal Sorey says the state’s Division for Children, Youth and Families failed to act on numerous reports from multiple people about Harmony Montgomery’s welfare after father Adam Montgomery was awarded custody of the girl in February 2019.

Adam Montgomery was sentenced in May to a minimum of 56 years in prison after he was convicted of murdering his daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it. Police believe Harmony was killed by him nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021. Her body was never found.

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How much do we want to bet that someone along the line looked the other way because they believe in being violent towards their kids?

You know, the “spare the rod…” sort. Those people still exist, unfortunately.

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