A Broome magistrate says WA's child protection system is ill-equipped to deal with vulnerable children, as he hands down a teen's sentence in court.
A Broome court has heard WA's Department of Communities was not "geared up" to support vulnerable children in the Kimberley.The 15-year-old faces no further charges and will instead focus on engaging with support programs.
The child, 15, faced the Broome Magistrates Court last week on 16 charges, primarily related to stealing and burglary — one involving the theft of a water bottle. Mr Rajmano told the court that despite his client being known to the Department of Communities' child protection division even as a baby, the department had failed to help in "any sustainable way".Mr Rajmano said his client was still extremely vulnerable, stating the DCP had "completely failed" his client.Mr Rajmano said most of the charges his client faced related to the child attempting to access food or water.
"Communities recognises the best long-term strategy to keep children and young people safe is to invest in initiatives that support children to remain safely at home," the spokesperson said.
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