Maybe, just maybe, there is more to the story that has been reported. The article says if a child does not act as though he should be able to take care of himself, neglect may be an issue. The 7 year old boy did not know his birthday. Maybe a clue?
Also, maybe the police have to check out neglect cases that are reported and in some way that was not reported there was something that tipped the officers to believe there was neglect. Just a maybe, of course.
Maybe the mother had such an outrageous attitude toward the police that they might have reported that as neglect.
Also, maybe, this was botched from the get-go and never should have happened.
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