The death of 4-year-old A’zella Ortiz in Worcester is the latest in a string of tragedies that the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) says is part of repeated failures between child welfare agencies across state lines.
Despite reforms after the deaths of Harmony Montgomery and David Almond, gaps in communication have continued to cost children their lives, according to reports on the cases from the OCA.
“While this investigation highlights the unique circumstances of A’zella and her family, the OCA findings in this case mirror patterns identified in multiple other cases reviewed by the OCA, including investigations the OCA has released publicly,” read a report from the OCA on the Ortiz family, released Wednesday morning…