Hiya, as a social worker I just wanted to comment that child protection would've been involved immediately as protocol for a few reasons a)it involves a missing/ unaccounted for child who b) they were almost 100% aware of due to mums previous history and the fact grandmother had custody.
Huge twist in search for CM in Mount Wilson | Daily Mail Online
Investigators ordered the media to 'leave, now!' from outside the gates on Monday morning - moments after plain clothes child protection squad officers drove into the property.
A police bus followed by unmarked police cars rolled through the gates as a uniformed officer stood guard.
They stayed at the property for five hours before leaving that afternoon.
Maybe why child protection officers were there also to make sure KS was getting appropriate medical treatment?
so there would've almost certainly been a previous open case for this family.