Zyhirah Hall of Newark, indicted for murdering daughter, 6

A 6-year-old girl was killed 3 days after a child welfare visit. Why can’t N.J. protect kids in danger?

Months before a Newark woman allegedly beat her 6-year-old daughter to death in March, concerned tipsters called the state’s child abuse hotline three times, accusing the woman of harming the girl and her three younger siblings. In each instance, the agency took no action and deemed the complaints unfounded — including after a worker from…

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