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Justice for Shaniya!!!!
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Unbelievable!! I think that it goes without saying that the title of this story should be:
Louisa child abuse case WILL re-write state law
LOUISA, VA (WWBT) - A child abuse case in Louisa could lead to changes in Virginia's law books to protect children in the future.
49-year-old Laura Jewell pleaded guilty to felony child abuse and neglect and malicious wounding in connection with the beating of her 8-year-old granddaughter this summer. She'd been facing a child torture charge, but the commonwealth decided to withdraw it, because of how the law is written.
That torture charge falls under the state code involving child labor laws. But now that could change. Delegate Bill Janis says he's working to fix the state law that might have made a difference in the Jewell case had the language been clear.
What's on the books right now only protects a child from a case of cruelty and torture while on the job.
:banghead:
http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=13474748
Louisa child abuse case WILL re-write state law
LOUISA, VA (WWBT) - A child abuse case in Louisa could lead to changes in Virginia's law books to protect children in the future.
49-year-old Laura Jewell pleaded guilty to felony child abuse and neglect and malicious wounding in connection with the beating of her 8-year-old granddaughter this summer. She'd been facing a child torture charge, but the commonwealth decided to withdraw it, because of how the law is written.
That torture charge falls under the state code involving child labor laws. But now that could change. Delegate Bill Janis says he's working to fix the state law that might have made a difference in the Jewell case had the language been clear.
What's on the books right now only protects a child from a case of cruelty and torture while on the job.
:banghead:
http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=13474748