Dennis O'Neill Case

Dennis O'Neill Case

Dennis O'Neill (3 March 1932 – 9 January 1945) was a 12-year-old Welsh boy whose death at the hands of his foster parents led to an enquiry into and overhaul of fostering provisions in the United Kingdom.

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