Panel Hears From Slain Foster Child's Neighbor

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DENVER - A Colorado Springs toddler would still be alive if the state had more oversight of child protection programs, a witness told a state Senate committee on Thursday.

Mary Ann Hartman said El Paso County child welfare officials didn't believe her in 2007 when she told them her neighbor, Jules Lynn Cuneo, was abusing Aliz?Vick, a 2-year-old foster child in Cuneo's care. Months later, Vick died from head injuries, and last month a jury convicted Cuneo of child abuse resulting in death.

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Panel Hears From Slain Foster Child's Neighbor

Hartman is now backing a bill before the state Senate, SB171, that would establish a child welfare ombudsman office to overs...

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