A caregiver says battling the child protection system was "soul-destroying" after stepping in to save a vulnerable baby later found with a fractured skull.
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Family Court reporting restrictions prevent the people involved from being identified.
Warning: This article describes injuries to a newborn baby and may be upsetting to some readers.
When Oranga Tamariki failed to act on her concerns about a newborn baby with two homeless and drug-using parents, Stephanie knew that she had to take matters into her own hands.
She hired a lawyer and went to the Family Court for a parenting order so she could look after the child herself.
She wasn't related. She hired a lawyer anyway and saved the baby Oranga Tamariki failed
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