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Mar 19, 2017 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
Social services are being called on to do much more than anticipated. In the coming days there will be a rash of reports of children being abused by people close to them. One such case will involve a little girl in a depressed community west of the city.
The police are going to be called in, but sometimes money does a lot to thwart the course of justice.
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There is going to be a settlement in a causing death case. A young man is going to offer a sum of money as compensation. It will reveal the premium people put on a life and how much people will spend to keep out of jail.
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A drowning during a picnic will once more plunge a family into gloom. As things go, this drowning will happen in full view, but no one will recall the moment when the victim encounters difficulties.
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