12/06/2022
A heartbreaking story of a little life lost due to the unknown.
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Twenty seconds. Twenty seconds and a few centimetres of water is all it takes for a child to drown.
But Fiori Giovanni, who was raised in a house without a bath in the north-east African country of Eritrea, has never heard of this terrifying statistic, and didn’t know children have drowned in baths, Eskies, fishponds, buckets and even pet bowls.
“I opened the door to let Ben in, and I opened a sliding door of the most torturous kind.”
Police notified child protection services, who say Giovanni could only see her son, Odis, under supervision, even though Odis’ father, Bellinger, tells them she is a great mum.
Later she is charged with child homicide. Charges were eventually dropped.
Read the full report by Jewel Topsfield: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-moment-to-answer-the-door-and-fiori-s-world-was-torn-apart-20220609-p5asna.html
Photo: Joe Armao