FREDERICTON (GNB) – The Child Death Review Committee has reviewed the deaths of two children whose families were known to the Department of Social Development. The results of the review were released today by Chief Coroner Jérôme Ouellette.
The committee reviews the deaths of children under the age of 19, including those who were in the legal care of the minister of Social Development, or whose families were in contact with the department within 12 months before the child's death.
The first case concerns the death of a 16-year-old boy who died following a motor vehicle accident. The family was receiving services from the Department of Social Development.
The committee made no recommendation in this case.
The second case concerns the death of an eight-day-old boy whose cause of death was related to Trisomy 13 and birth defects. The family was receiving services from the Department of Social Development at the time of his death.
The committee made no recommendation in this case.
The Child Death Review Committee advises the Office of the Chief Coroner, which is part of the Department of Justice and Public Safety.
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