Generally when a story is reported like that there is almost always 'more to it', e.g. the press have probably twisted it and it wasn't actually a case where 3

Generally when a story is reported like that there is almost always 'more to it', e.g. the press have probably twisted it and it wasn't actually a case where 3 kids were playing in a fenced-in backyard, totally safely and there were no prior incidents. The police and social services aren't usually keen to waste their time investigating clearly well-tended-to kids. They get so many bullshit callouts, they really don't want to take on more than they need to. Be cynical of the press for political-correctness-gone-mad/nanny-state stories as it's generally nonsense, especially when it relates to 'family matters' (we have a whole newspaper in the UK that specialises in this - Daily Mail). From a sibling: >> Who in their right mind thinks that kids playing in a fenced backyard are in danger? No one. Which is why it probably did not happen like that, and has been misreported.