Tragic.
What a dreadful mess Social Services are in.
Mind you it seems nothing has changed. Years and years ago after my wife died leaving me to bring up two young children on my own the only thing I was offered was to keep on working and let the kids fend for themself or let them be taken into care. I took that as being given two fingers. IIRC the kids were aged about 12 and 8 years old. Not babies but IMO too young to be left to their own devices until I got home from work. Needless to say there wasn't a happy ending to it.
From my personal experiences, Social Services, in General, are a waste of space.
