Death penalty sought in Dominique Moody case
Dominique Moody was found severely malnourished with extensive injuries after prosecutors say she endured prolonged abuse before her death.
Lawmakers funded a six-person child welfare review team and training but left reporting, documentation and analytics provisions out.
NC budget writers propose law enforcement raises, more prosecutors, school safety funding, and child welfare reforms in public safety plan.
NC House unanimously passes Dominique Moody Safety Act after Mecklenburg DSS failures exposed in six-year-old’s death.
House Oversight leaders are calling for a criminal review of Mecklenburg DSS officials after findings of systemic child welfare failures.
NC lawmakers weigh DSS reforms after DHHS found repeated failures in Mecklenburg’s handling of abuse reports before Dominique Moody’s death.
We know more than we ever have about how to identify the children most at risk. Dominique Moody’s death has given NC both the reason and the opportunity to put that knowledge to work.
NC House Oversight has summoned Mecklenburg officials to testify after state findings revealed DSS failures in the Dominique Moody case.
Like Iryna, Dominique deserved better. Hopefully this bill bearing her name can create systems and procedures that can prevent future situations where a child suffers abuse of this magnitude.
A child does not remain in that kind of danger for that long unless institutions miss the need for deeper scrutiny.