In re Oliver P.
In September 2016, police went to a home to inform the parents that one of their children had been shot and killed in a gang slaying. Police found two other children, 12-year-old Oliver P. and eight-year-old X.P., filthy.The children were covered with blisters and scabs, which they explained to be mosquito bites. Later, both children were treated at a hospital for scabies and lice.
Also in the garage were an 18-year-old sibling of the two minor children, and their father as well as two other adult men. There was no food in the garage and it had no running water or bathroom. Electricity was provided by an extension cord from the main house plugged into a socket hanging from the garage ceiling. The garage had numerous holes in its walls and floor. Beer cans, broken glass, debris and a pile of dirty clothes were found scattered about, and the garage smelled of urine. The two children were taken into custody and placed at Orangewood Children and Family Cente
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