一名12岁的残疾女孩在据称多年的忽视之后于2022年死亡,这引发了对儿童保护和残疾支助失败的关切。
A 12-year-old girl with a disability died in 2022 after years of alleged neglect, sparking concerns over child protection and disability support failures.
Tiffani Scholten, 12岁,患有残疾,于2022年死亡,体重仅七公斤,远远低于平均体重,在多年被指称忽视之后。
Tiffani Scholten, a 12-year-old with a disability, died in 2022 weighing just seven kilograms, far below average, after years of alleged neglect.
法院文件显示,自2014年以来,她没有得到一贯的医疗护理,2021年她停止上学,在食物、衣着和卫生方面依赖教师。
Court documents show she received no consistent medical care since 2014, stopped attending school in 2021, and relied on teachers for food, clothing, and hygiene.
虽然她获得的服务很少,但国家残疾保险系统的资金超过109 000美元,已经批准为她提供。
Over $109,000 in NDIS funds were approved for her, though she accessed few services.
她母亲Carrissa Scholten声称Tiffani因被扣押而死亡,但没有确认尸检结果。
Her mother, Carrissa Scholten, claimed Tiffani died from a seizure, but no autopsy was confirmed.
Scholten的父亲在陈述后的第二天去世,几天内被火化。
Scholten’s father died the day after her statement and was cremated within days.
没有提出欺诈指控,她的法律小组说,滥用资金不属于谋杀指控。
No fraud charges were filed, and her legal team said misuse of funds was not part of the murder charge.
该案件引起了对儿童保护和残疾支助失败的关切。
The case has raised concerns about child protection and disability support failures.