Episode 66: The Girl London Forgot- The Victoria Climbié Tragedy
Eight-year-old Victoria Climbié came to London from the Ivory Coast for a better life — but instead, she met pure evil.Starved, beaten, and burned , Victoria’s cries for help were ignored by doctors, police, and social workers who should’ve protected her. By the time anyone acted, it was too late.This episode breaks down how a system built to protect children turned its back on one little Black girl — and how her death exposed the deep cracks in Britain’s child welfare system.
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Eight-year-old Victoria Climbié came to London from the Ivory Coast for a better life — but instead, she met pure evil.Starved, beaten, and burned , Victoria’s cries for help were ignored by doctors, police, and social workers who should’ve protected her. By the time anyone acted, it was too late.This episode breaks down how a system built to protect children turned its back on one little Black girl — and how her death exposed the deep cracks in Britain’s child welfare system....