You know there is no greater tragedy than the death of a child, especially when that death comes at the hands of a caregiver, District Attorney George Gascon said at an online news conference announcing the results of the report. We re here today National Children s Memorial Day to remember the young lives that have been lost to violence.
The county s top prosecutor said he especially wanted to remember three children aged 6 months, 2 years and 3 years who were allegedly killed by their 30-year-old mother, Liliana Carrillo, who was charged Monday with three counts of murder.
Gascon said his goal will always be to prevent a crime before it happens, but he vowed to hold the perpetrator accountable for their actions when a child is harmed.
By City News Service
Apr 23, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Child homicides by caretakers have declined 73% over the past three decades in Los Angeles County, according to a report released today.
The 30-year retrospective by the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN) found that nearly 1,000 children in Los Angeles County have been killed by a parent, a parent s adult partner, babysitter or other family member providing child care since 1989.
Child homicides in the county peaked in 1991 when 61 children were killed by caretakers, with a low of eight deaths in 2017, according to the report, which noted that preliminary data show 10 child homicides in the county last year.
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