Disability provider apologises after safety locks arrived too late to prevent boy’s drowning
A disability support provider has apologised for failing to follow up on urgent safety requests before a 5-year-old autistic boy drowned in Tairāwhiti.
A disability support provider has apologised for not acting on urgent safety requests from a mother in the Tairāwhiti region. Safety locks arrived the day after her 5-year-old autistic son drowned. The mother had made repeated requests for the safety measures before the tragedy occurred.
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Safety locks arrived day after 5-year-old autistic boy drowned
A disability support provider has apologised for failing to follow up on urgent safety requests from a grieving Tairāwhiti mother.