The first meeting of the third-party committee after a 10-month-old girl left alone in Chiba Ichihara

The first meeting of the third-party committee after a 10-month-old girl left unattended, Chiba Ichihara, July 27, 19:50

In an apartment in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, the first meeting of a third-party committee was held to examine the problems of the city's response after the mother was arrested for leaving her weakened second daughter who was 10 months old. It was

In January of this case, a 23-year-old mother was arrested in January on the suspicion of abandoning the chief of protection, saying that her second daughter, who was 10 months old in her life, had been deprived of malnutrition and had been neglected. ..

The second daughter died at the hospital where she was transported, and the city established a third-party committee made up of eight outside experts, including lawyers, as having problems with the response, and held the first meeting on the 27th.

In the beginning, Mayor Koide Koide said, "I seriously think that the city was able to respond more positively because of the painful consequences of losing my young life. What should I do to not miss the SOS of children? Please verify if it is necessary."

Regarding this incident, despite the fact that the kindergarten in the city reported that the girls could not be seen, the city did not contact children's counseling centers, as well as infant medical examinations and vaccinations. He also reported in writing that he had not been treated, and he knew that the city did not directly inform the child guidance center for nine months of not being able to confirm the appearance of the girl.

As a general rule, the third-party committee is held privately, and conducts interviews with city officials such as public health nurses and counselors to verify how to collect information on abuse and how to cooperate with related organizations. It is a policy.

Chairman of the third-party committee "I want to connect to improvement measures"

Mr. Fumiko Kawasaki, director of "Children's Rainbow Information Training Center", who is familiar with the abuse problem elected as the chairman of the third-party committee, said, "In Chiba Prefecture, following an incident of Noda City's abuse, an incident like this happened. It's very disappointing. I would like to clarify what is the problem by accumulating objective facts and create a verification report that will lead to improvement measures."