In the late summer of 2006, a story of profound neglect and systemic failure unfolded in Philadelphia, culminating in the tragic death of a 14-year-old girl named Danieal Kelly. Danieal, a child with cerebral palsy who was unable to care for herself, was found deceased in her mother's home. Her death was not the result of a sudden illness or accident, but a slow, agonizing decline from starvation and infection. At the time of her death, she weighed a mere 42 pounds, a weight more typical of a yo
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