When six-year-old Dominique Moody died in December 2025, she weighed 27 pounds. Investigators say she was found in a dog crate after having suffered years of abuse and starvation while living in Charlotte.
Dominique’s legal guardian and two other caregivers face multiple charges, including felony child abuse and first-degree murder.
In a daylong hearing Thursday, members of the N.C. House Oversight Committee said the level of abuse Moody endured raises serious questions about Mecklenburg County’s child welfare system…