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:''For other persons named Dennis O'Neil, see Dennis O'Neil'' Dennis O'Neill (3 March 1932 – 9 January 1945) was a 12-year-old Welsh boy whose death at the hands of his foster parents led to an enquiry into and overhaul of fostering provisions in the United Kingdom. ==Circumstances of death== Dennis O'Neill, 12, came from Newport, Monmouthshire. On 30 May 1944, Dennis and his younger brothers Terence (Terry), 9, and Frederick (Freddie), 7, were committed to the care of Newport County Borough Council by Newport Juvenile Court on the grounds that they were in need of care and attention.〔"Causes of Boy's Death", ''The Times'', 13 February 1945.〕 On 5 July 1944, the Newport Education Committee sent Dennis and Terence to live with Reginald Gough, 31, and his wife Esther, 29, at their remote farm, Bank Farm, in the Hope Valley, near Minsterley, Shropshire, England. Frederick was sent to a Mr and Mrs Pickering nearby.〔 At 1:00 pm on 9 January 1945, Esther Gough telephoned the local doctor to tell him that Dennis was having a fit. The doctor arrived at 3:30 pm to find that he was already dead and was in an appalling condition.〔 An inquest found that he had died of cardiac failure after being struck several heavy blows on the chest, and had also been beaten with a stick on the back. He was undernourished, thin and wasted, and well below normal average weight for his age. He had a number of septic ulcers on his feet and his legs were severely chapped.〔"Underfed Boy Beaten with Stick", ''The Times'', 6 February 1945.〕 On 3 February 1945, Reginald Gough was charged with manslaughter and Esther Gough with wilful ill-treatment, neglect and exposure likely to cause suffering and injury. On 12 February 1945, she too was charged with manslaughter.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis O'Neill case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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