A lawsuit claiming Hamilton County Job and Family Services caseworkers were "engaged in reckless misconduct" in the death of 2-year-old Glenara Bradley can move forward after a ruling on Tuesday by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Ohio News
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The grandmother of a 2-year-old girl who was beaten and starved to death wants to file a wrongful death lawsuit against three caseworkers who oversaw the girl’s care, and has taken her case to the Ohio Supreme Court.
During oral arguments Wednesday, justices questioned the responsibility the state’s children’s service agency has for protecting children as its caseworkers investigate allegations of abuse.
The child prompting the case, Glenara Bates, weighed under 14 pounds almost half the recommended weight for a 2-year-old girl–when she died in March 2015, and Hamilton County authorities said she was beaten by her parents, with visible belt and bite marks among other injuries.