DSS chief admits agency failed boy; mother is arrested

MIDDLEBOROUGH - As the head of the state Department of Social Services admitted to a litany of mistakes, police arrested the mother of a 7-year-old boy yesterday, accusing her of letting her son be repeatedly beaten, bloodied, and burned with cigarettes by her boyfriend. (Full article: 954 words)

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