The mother of a 3-year-old boy who died in a foster home last month is suing the UK's Department for Children and Families, claiming her son was "starved" and "unhappy" in the home where he was left to die by his father, the BBC reports.
Eloise Dixon, mother of Tyrone Dixon, says her son was left to die by his father's girlfriend, who was looking after him when she was fired from her job as a placements officer at a children's home in Birmingham last year.
The Department for Children and Families says it is investigating the death of the boy, whose body was found in a playpen on his father's property on Oct.
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The department says it has found no evidence of neglect or abuse on the part of the girlfriend, who was fired from her job as a placements officer at a children's home in Birmingham on Oct.
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The Dixons say their son was left to die by his father, who was looking after him when he was fired from his job as a placements officer at a children's home in Birmingham on Oct.
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The Department for Children and Families says it has found no evidence of neglect or abuse on the part of the girlfriend, who was
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