{"id":28166,"date":"2018-03-23T11:25:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T11:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=28166"},"modified":"2018-03-23T11:25:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T11:25:56","slug":"urges-inquiry-barry-mother-jailed-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/23\/urges-inquiry-barry-mother-jailed-neglect\/","title":{"rendered":"AM urges inquiry after Barry mother jailed for neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A VALE AM has called for an investigation after a Barry mother was jailed for keeping her children in squalid living conditions.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;It&#8217;s clear there has been a complete breakdown in safeguards for child safety, and that failure is as much a reflection on social services as it is on the school,&#8221; said Andrew R T Davies.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The children \u2013 a boy and a girl of primary school age \u2013 were only brought to the attention of the authorities when a neighbour called the RSPCA thinking the house was unsuitable for cats.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Police and social services found excrement-smeared walls, bowls filled with maggots, and blocked toilets. 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