Boy, 4, died alone in Hackney flat two weeks after his mother’s death

This has to be one of the most raw and painful news stories that I have read in a long time.  How can this happen?

The Guardian newspaper runs the story: ”Coroner calls for changes in how schools treat cases of absent children following tragic death of Chadrack Mulo. A four-year-old boy, who was unable to call for help or feed himself, starved to death two weeks after his mother collapsed and died suddenly in the flat they shared, a coroner has said. Chadrack Mulo was found clinging to his mother’s body about two days after his own death.”

If you want to read more details about the story, check out the full report here.