Independent review announced as NSW police probe if cannibalism involved in four-year-old’s alleged murder

According to The Guardian World, the New South Wales government has announced an independent review of its child protection department after the family of a four-year-old was found to have been known to the agency. Police found the child's body at a home on the state's Central Coast on Saturday, and a woman has since been remanded in custody and charged with murder. Investigators are examining whether cannibalism was involved in the alleged killing. The opposition is calling for scrutiny of how the case was handled by authorities.

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