In five years: two children abandoned by their parents
Justice Minister Chris Said reveals that two children have been abandoned by their parents over the past five years.
19 November 2012, 12:00am
Miriam Dalli
Miriam Dalli
Agenzija Appogg classifies 'abandoned' children as those who are in the care of their parents, but their parents would be untraceable.
Over the past five years, two children were abandoned by their parents in Malta. The information was revealed by Justice Minister Chris Said in reply to a question raised by Labour MP Carmelo Abela.
According to Agenzija Appogg, an 'abandoned' child refers to those cases where the parents would be untraceable. The child would have been listed as being in the care of the parents.
Minister Said revealed that the two children were abandoned in Cospicua and Rabat. The Police was involved in both cases.
"The two minors are today protected by a protection order," he added.
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In 5 years 2000 elderly have been abandoned by their children.
