Look Out For Your Child

Children are meant to be loved and treasured, not abducted and murdered. The latest case was a five year old child who was abducted, killed, burnt beyond recognition and buried in an abandoned housing project. She had disappeared while on an errand and was found dead, eight days later. The police identified her remains through DNA.

Investigations revealed that she was the victim of bad blood between her family and drug addict squatter neighbours.

Such a deed is horrific and speaks volumes of the barbaric nature of the perpetrators as it was committed on a young, innocent 5 year old. One can only imagine the terror of the child in her last moments.

What of the parents? Are they delinquent in allowing her to go on an errand to the neighbourhood shop all by herself despite her age? It was obvious she had done this before and the mother had stressed that their neighbourhood is a safe place.

Is any area really safe for a child? Danger can lurk in a familiar neighbourhood that had been perceived to be safe as this unfortunate family has discovered, with such painful consequences.
Monsters out for revenge and perverts lie in wait for the unsuspecting. Parents, how would you address this problem? You can never say that it only happens to other people.

Many children have been killed in the past but it appears that lessons have not been learned. Being busy is never good enough to put your little ones in danger.

Perhaps it is time that parents inculcate in young children the need to be careful and not trust anyone, even if he or she is a familiar person. It is their very innocence that makes them most vulnerable. It is a sign of the times that young children have to be taught to be less trusting and more wary of adults. Better safe than sorry, as the adage goes.

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