A Caboolture toddler who died after suffering traumatic injuries should not have been returned to his family.
Mason Jet Lee was found dead on June 11 after suffering severe traumatic injuries which doctors believed were inflicted over a long period.
The 21-month-old had been admitted to hospital in the months before he died. Doctors reported the risk to the child safety department and fully discharged him, reports 9 NEWS.
The state government today said it had opened a review into the actions of doctors and health workers in the lead up to Mason’s death.
The state’s opposition has described the state as the “worst” in the nation when investigating child abuse.
Shadow Child Safety Minister Ros Bates said Mason’s death was due to “a broken system”.
Addressing media this morning alongside Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls, Ms Bates said the child safety system was in “crisis”.
Ms Bates has called on the Palaszczuk government to “explain to Queenslanders what her department did, what they knew and what they’re going to do to make sure what happened to Mason never happens again”.
“There is another Mason out there,” Ms Bates said.
Mr Nicholls said the government had put “no new staff” onto the child safety protection area in the latest budget.
Health Minister Cameron Dick said initial investigations showed the clinicians who saw Mason did “what they needed to do”.
“Let’s look at all parts of the system to see what has occurred and what we can do to learn from this,” Mr Dick said.
Mr Nicholls said the government had been warned in October that the department was “breaking at the seams”.
“It seems to be a system in crisis, breaking at the seams,” he said.
A police homicide investigation into Mason’s death continues.
Shocking story! We hope justice is served for this poor little man.
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