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IN RE S.K.

No. 87-1063.

564 A.2d 1382 (1989)

In re S.K. and V.L., Appellants.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 13, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen M. Stram, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant V.L.

Charles A. Moran, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant S.K.

Mary L. Wilson, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Corp. Counsel at the time, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal by a mother and her eight-year-old child from a finding by the trial judge that the mother had abused and neglected her child under D.C.Code § 16-2301(9)(A) (1981). The judge based his finding of neglect on the fact that the mother had beaten the child with a belt notwithstanding her knowledge of the child's severe psychological problems when the child had denied setting fire to her bed. Appellants contend that the key findings of...

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