Starved, beaten, broken: How Jessica’ s cries for help were ignored

Email Jessica Geddes’ abusive boyfriend threatened to send her home in a body bag. Days later, she was dead. Now, her mum has detailed how her daughter was continually failed by the Victorian system.

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