A mother who tied her son to a bed and poured boiling water over him, leaving him with serious burns to 25 per cent of his body , continues - more than two.
A mother who tied her son to a bed and poured boiling water over him, leaving him with serious burns to 25 per cent of his body, continues - more than two
The boy has done some community work and sport, but a source familiar with his situation says he spends most of his time playing video games and watching TV. A couple of times he’s absconded at night, the source says, once stealing his caregiver’s car keys, pushing the vehicle down the drive so as not to wake anyone, and then driving off and not returning until morning. Police have visited regularly to check up on him. The youth is one of hundreds of children in the care of Oranga Tamariki who are being housed in motels because other options can’t be found, a practice slammed by the Children’s Commissioner.