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Quebec Government Seeks Answers From Youth Protection After 7-Year-Old Girl Dies

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 May, 2019 07:03 PM

    MONTREAL — Quebec's junior health minister says the death of a seven-year-old girl east of Montreal has exposed clear flaws in the province's youth protection system, and he wants to know more about the work of authorities in the case.


    The young girl died Tuesday in hospital, one day after being found at a home in Granby, Que.


    Two adults — identified by people close to the family as the girl's father and his partner — were placed under arrest Tuesday morning, and the investigation was transferred to Quebec provincial police.


    The man was charged with unlawful confinement while the woman was charged with unlawful confinement and aggravated assault. Both remain detained, and the Crown is expected to lay revised charges in the near future. A publication ban prohibits identification of the accused and the victim.


    Municipal police in Granby, about 80 kilometres east of Montreal, were called to a home before noon on Monday and found the girl in critical condition.


    Lionel Carmant, the junior health minister, told reporters today in Quebec City he has asked for a status report and could seek a more in-depth investigation into the actions of authorities.


    Premier Francois Legault added that the government wants to know more about the youth protection agency's handling of the case.

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