Child agency faulted in handling of baby Bella case

BOSTON – Bella Bond, the little girl whose body was discovered stuffed in a trash bag on the shores of Deer Island, remained with her mother – who now faces charges in her daughter's death – only after state child-welfare workers prematurely closed an examination into the toddler's home life, a state investigation has determined. The Department of Children and Families hastily closed an abuse investigation involving Bella and her home life in September 2013, the Office of the Child Advocate sai

BOSTON – Bella Bond, the little girl whose body was discovered stuffed in a trash bag on the shores of Deer Island, remained with her mother – who now faces charges in her daughter's death – only after state child-welfare workers prematurely closed an examination into the toddler's home life, a state investigation has determined. The Department of Children and Families hastily closed an abuse investigation involving Bella and her home life in September 2013, the Office of the Child Advocate sai…