5 y.o. girl found living in a slum

by Michal Kašpárek on December 18, 2009

Here is something to think about during Christmas: the police found out that there was a 5 years old girl living with her homeless parents in a slum near train station in quarter Maloměřice.

Policemen taking care after the homeless girl.

Policemen taking care after the homeless girl.

The family lived in a shanty constructed from bricks and canvas; both parents are told to be heavy drinkers.

This is where the baby has lived.

This is where the baby has lived.

Although the girl had been healthy, she was placed to a creche and her mother was arrested, as she had not provided her daughter the medical care that was required by Czech laws.

However – mother and daughter are still seeing each other and authorities try to help them both to live together soon in better conditions. I hope this story is going to have a happy end.

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