WILMINGTON, DE — The Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC) met on June 11, 2025, and released its quarterly reports. One of its statutory responsibilities is to review child deaths and near deaths due to abuse or neglect. CPAC approved findings from 28 cases at its meeting. Those cases are broken into two sections – cases that received a final review after completion of prosecution and cases that were reviewed for the first time.

There are 12 cases that received a final review this quarter. There were 2 deaths and 10 near deaths that occurred between August 2022 and June 2024. The sixteen remaining cases were from deaths or near deaths that occurred between June and November of 2024. Of these cases, three near deaths will have no further review and were not prosecuted – these include poisoning via drug ingestion, and failure to thrive/medical neglect. The remaining thirteen cases – 2 deaths and 11 near deaths – will remain open pending prosecutorial outcomes. These cases include abusive head trauma, bone fractures, stabbing, burns, failure to thrive/medical neglect, strangulation, and poisoning via drug ingestion. 

CPAC also reviewed its Data Dashboard to provide an overall picture of the volume and complexity of child welfare cases in Delaware over time. For more information visit https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/cpac/vizzes

For more information about CPAC and OCA, please visit
https://courts.delaware.gov/childadvocate/.

Media Contact:
William Oh, William.Oh@delaware.gov or oca.training@delaware.gov – 302-255-1730

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