The family of a seven-year-old girl who was killed in 2019 is suing the provincial youth protection authority and the local school board for $3 million, seeking accountability for failing to act in the child’s disturbing death.
The girl was found in critical condition in her family home in Granby, about 80 kilometres east of Montreal, on April 29, 2019 and died one day later in hospital.
The girl had been known to youth protection officials, who had left her in the custody of her father despite several reports of violence.
The young victim, who was abused and malnourished, died of asphyxiation after being wrapped in layers of duct tape before her death….