Vancouver - A record settlement has been reached in a child abuse case between DSHS and 5 siblings who were beaten and starved for nearly a decade at the hands of their parents. The state of Washington will pay the children a total of $9.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of the children. The suit alleged DSHS social workers and their supervisors did not follow state policy or law when they received dozens of warnings the children were in harms way. king5/story/news/local/investigations/2014/10/10/dshs-cps-washington-state-record-settlement-vancouver/17037063/
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:40:39 +0000