This case raises serious question as to the adequacy of New York legislation to protect the "battered" or abused child, the procedures under the legislation, and its implementation in New York City.
The first neglect petition on her behalf was filed by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children on November 5, 1965, when she was nearly three years old.
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