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Tiffany Hirst: the toddler left to die alone and unloved
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by Mikasi | June 12, 2008 at 05:40 pm
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Tiffany Hirst: the toddler left to die alone and unloved
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In a case of neglect that resulted in the death of Tiffany Hirst, 3, a court was told yesterday how passers-by used to see the gaunt face of the toddler staring through the window of her mother’s squalid flat.
Frankly, I am not sure exactly why I posted this. It is news - extremely sad and poignant - and it needs to be seen. But posting it verges on being as obscene as the senseless death of this child.
Despite the flow of customers to and from the Sheffield pub below, senior detectives said that the neglect continued to go unnoticed, leaving the toddler to die, unloved and alone.Tiffany was found by paramedics in a filthy bed in a beetle-infested room at the Scarbrough Arms in Addy Street, Upperthorpe. The pub was run by her mother, Sabrina Hirst, 22, and stepfather, Robert Hirst, 54.
“It is heartbreaking. We think this neglect had been going on for months and that those last few months, weeks and days of her life, she was unloved, unwanted, starved of attention and left alone to die and she would have known that.”
Believe it or not this could have been worse. Apparently the couple was charged with neglecting a second child, this one 12 months of age, Thankfully, the younger child is still alive.
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at 18:11 on June 12th, 2008
Mikasi, this is a heartbreaking story, but one that needs to be known. Thanks for sharing it with NP.
at 18:24 on June 12th, 2008
Mikasi, this is a tragic story, but thank you for sharing it.
at 18:54 on June 12th, 2008
Mikasi, I located an on-line memorial for Tiffany here
at 18:56 on June 12th, 2008
Rhonda, the link doesn't seem to be there. Could you do that again, pls?
at 19:03 on June 12th, 2008
Mikasi, I can't insert the link. A google search of her name, including Sheffield, will bring it up. Thanks again for the story.
at 02:45 on June 13th, 2008
Mikasi, I like this story. It's good stuff. Yes it has to be shown.
The other day a young todder near me was walking on the edge of a cliff with no parents nearby whatsoever. Even the cliff had a sign for kids to keep off. I had to find a couple who may have seen it's parents with me carrying heavy shopping bags in the process. They didn't know where the parents and didn't bother to help me find the mother and check the child was safe. I couldn't find the mother and keep an eye on the kid at the same time! They were far too busy 'not getting involved'. I didn't find her in the end but the kid seemed to have found her. I don't know why the parents let the kid do that.
at 02:47 on June 13th, 2008
Maybe every parent should have spot checking social workers.
at 14:07 on December 20th, 2008
such a sad story. when will people stop being so blind and selfish? how could anyone who knew them not know what was happening? they should have got life. if anyone ever suspects any harm against a child please report it. rest in peace tiffany xxxxxxx
at 03:45 on January 20th, 2009
God this story is so sad. God love the little girl, don't we all wish we could have known so she could have been taken away from those animals - actually an animal is to good a word to use for these people as animals care for their own. At least she is in a better place now, and the other 12month old child is safe now. God rest her soul.