Megan Khung’s death: Social workers say clearer agency roles will help in child abuse cases

The review panel was convened to look at the child protection system after the death of four-year-old Megan Khung, who was abused by her mother and the woman’s boyfriend. It found that there were lapses at multiple points across the system, and a lack of coordination between agencies. One of its seven recommendations was to ensure child abuse cases are mainly managed by child protection case management agencies, like the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s (MSF) Child Protective Service (CPS).