Gumleaf
June 15th, 2009, 10:38 PM
05:01 AEST Tue Jun 16 2009
A 12-year-old known to the Department of Community Services is about to become one of NSW's youngest mothers.
The girl's older boyfriend had been allowed by her mother to move into their home and the pair slept in the same bed before her father took custody of her in March, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Her father, who is separated from her mother, had pleaded with the department but they did not respond to the situation, the report said.
The girl is reportedly about halfway through her pregnancy and will become one of the state's youngest mothers.
A department spokeswoman told the paper the department was working with the girl and her family.
"DoCS had received reports about this girl previously," the spokeswoman said.
"Because of more urgent cases, the department took some action to investigate this case, but acknowledges more intensive casework could have been done."
© AAP 2009
A 12-year-old known to the Department of Community Services is about to become one of NSW's youngest mothers.
The girl's older boyfriend had been allowed by her mother to move into their home and the pair slept in the same bed before her father took custody of her in March, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Her father, who is separated from her mother, had pleaded with the department but they did not respond to the situation, the report said.
The girl is reportedly about halfway through her pregnancy and will become one of the state's youngest mothers.
A department spokeswoman told the paper the department was working with the girl and her family.
"DoCS had received reports about this girl previously," the spokeswoman said.
"Because of more urgent cases, the department took some action to investigate this case, but acknowledges more intensive casework could have been done."
© AAP 2009