A mother is facing a harrowing investigation by social services after her 12-year-old son tragically died from complications arising after he was eaten alive by a severe flea infestation in the family home.
The shocking case came to light when the boy was found in a state of extreme neglect, his body covered in thousands of bites from the parasites that had overrun the property. The situation was so dire that the fleas had caused a catastrophic infection, which ultimately led to the child's death.
Authorities were reportedly alerted to the squalid conditions, but the intervention came too late to save the young boy. The mother is now at the centre of a probe to determine the extent of the neglect and the failures that led to this preventable tragedy.
The case has sent shockwaves through the community and raised serious questions about the safeguarding protocols designed to protect vulnerable children from such extreme harm.
