L.A. County launches investigation into death of baby left in care of 11-year-old

The county supervisors are asking for a “full investigation” into the circumstances surrounding the death of Thyri Wood. Los Angeles County supervisors called Tuesday for an investigation into the death of Thyri Wood, a 1-year-old who died in July after the county’s child welfare agency left her in the care of her 11-year-old brother. The supervisors voted Tuesday to ask the county’s Office of Child Protection, considered the watchdog agency for the Department of Children and Family Services, to look into the death of the Canoga Park baby. On Tuesday, the supervisors asked the Office of Child Protection, as well as county lawyers, to “conduct a full investigation” within the next month and a half into the role that county departments — namely the DCFS and the Department of Health Services — played in the case. “While we wait to learn more about the infant’s cause of death, we must assess the resources, services, and programs in place throughout Los Angeles County to ensure that children stay safe and well cared for in their homes when there is a suspicion of child abuse and neglect and open investigation,” the motion stated.