Children’s commissioner says child, whose charges were later dropped, had ‘significant’ trauma and was sexually exploited

A 12-year-old girl charged with murder while under the care of the state exposed “some of the most profound service system failures” Victoria’s children’s commissioner has seen, a damning report has revealed.

Victoria’s Commission for Children and Young People’s (CCYP) annual report, tabled in parliament on Thursday, also revealed it received notifications regarding the deaths of 43 children known to the system in 2023-24.

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