Child welfare system 'never laid eyes' on starving boy, despite reports that he was unsafe

A 12-year-old autistic boy who lived with his impoverished, troubled mother essentially went “unseen” by the child welfare system until police officers responded to a January 2016 phone call from a concerned person that the boy might be unsafe.
Officers heard screams coming from inside the Lower Mainland basement suite and were shocked when “Charlie” answered the door. He was naked and covered with sores, dirt and bruises. Weighing just 65 pounds, he could not walk and ap