The family of 8-year-old Sophia Mason is taking legal action against Alameda County claiming it could have done more to prevent the abuse and murder of the Hayward girl.
‘This is the Most Disturbing and Horrific That I've Seen:' Mother's Boyfriend Arrested in Killing of Sophia Mason
“In my 20 years in law enforcement, this case is the most disturbing and horrific I've seen," said Joe Perez of the Merced Police Department. The family said that for months before her death, the county and the formal concerns of abuse raised to case workers by Sophia's family, teachers, hospital staff and even the 8-year-old herself, were largely ignored.
NBC Bay Area reached out to the Alameda County Counsel and has written and called Child Protective Services about this case but has not heard back.
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