In re Z.F. CA4/3
N.F. is 11 years old and Z.F. is 13 years old. An allegation of physical abuse inflicted on N.F. by the children’s father, Joseph F., was substantiated. The children’s mother, A.F., lives in Florida. Z.F. told a social worker she had not seen her mother in six years. Z.F. has Type 1 diabetes and Celiac disease.
N.F. described what happened to a social worker from the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA): “The child reported that on Tuesday or Wednesday of the prior week (3/20/18 or 3/21/18) his father became angry with him after waking him up for school. The child reported his father found some friendship bracelets on the bathroom floor near the plunger and believed the child was hiding them. The child stated that he had been in trouble in the past for hiding food in his room so his father does not trust him. The child stated the father called him into the bathroom and began yelling at him. The child reported that the father grabbed him by the hair to pull his he
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