Distraught mom whose daughter leapt from Brooklyn Bridge claims NYC child-welfare agency ‘stole my child’

The city’s Administration for Children’s Services “stole” a vibrant but mentally ill teenager from her family months before she leapt to her death from the Brooklyn Bridge in despair, her mom told The Post.

Jade Smith was just 13 — but had already spent years battling hallucinations and suicidal thoughts — when ACS took custody of her for 4 1/2 months and began bouncing her between foster homes, her family said in a lawsuit.

She committed suicide in January 2023…

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