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Demand for a new child protection authority after the Court of Appeal judgment

After a mother was sentenced to six years in prison for grossly causing the death of another, the Children's Ombudsman demands a new authority to protect children.

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After a mother was sentenced to six years in prison for grossly causing the death of another and unlawful deprivation of liberty, the Children's Ombudsman Juno Blom demands a new child protection authority to protect vulnerable children.

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A mother was sentenced in the Court of Appeal to six years in prison for grossly causing the death of another and illegal deprivation of liberty after a preschool child was left alone in an apartment.

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The mother was sentenced in the Court of Appeal on Thursday to six years in prison for grossly causing the death of another and illegal deprivation of liberty. According to the Court of Appeal verdict, the girl, who was of preschool age, was left alone in the apartment on at least 47 occasions.

Children's Ombudsman (BO) Juno Blom believes that society needs to do more to protect children, and in an interview in SVT's Sweden today after the appeal court ruling, she said, among other things, that a completely new authority is needed.

- When you receive serious concerns about a child, more professional social workers, child psychologists and people from the legal system are needed to get a holistic perspective.

BO: Start a child protection agency

BO believes that new ways of working are needed so that an event like the fatal fire in Biskopsgården will never happen again. One way would be to start a child protection agency.

- But the most important thing is to recognize the reality for so many children. We know about that, but we refuse to accept it fully and then children continue to suffer in this way, says Juno Blom.

Open Questions

Will the government set up an inquiry into a new child protection authority?