Stay updated with breaking news from Willow Dunn. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A four-year-old girl who suffered from 'terrible neglect' was so severely malnourished an expert found she stopped growing eight months before her death, a court has heard.
THE parents of a vulnerable disabled girl whose face was "eaten by rats" after being "starved and left to die" are now standing trial for her murder.C
Willow's father Mark Dunn and stepmother Shannon White will face trial for murder after the four-year-old's body was found by police in 'extremely confronting' conditions in their Brisbane home.
News by Kate Kyriacou Premium Content From fatal assaults and neglect to drownings and suicide - Queensland children who are known to the Department of Child Safety are four times more likely to die than those who aren't. Statistics released via the Queensland Family and Child Commission's annual report into child deaths show 53 children died in the 2019/20 financial year who had had some contact with the department in the 12 months prior. Of those, 14 died from causes that are yet to be determined, 11 from natural causes, nine from assault or neglect...
The death of Ann Marie Smith last year shocked the nation and sparked a number of investigations and taskforces at both state and federal levels. And yet there remains a persistent sense that systemic change could still be years away. This anniversary should be a wake-up call, especially to state parliamentarians around Australia, to the continuing plight of people living with disabilities.