Heaven’s Law: Law named after special needs girl beaten so severely her stomach split open, puts new requirements on social workers
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A new law that went into effect on July 1 in Virginia honors slain child, Heaven Watkins, a disabled 11-year-old girl who was found beaten to death on May 18, 2018, at her home in Norfolk. “Heaven’s Law” requires social workers investigating possible child abuse or neglect in the commonwealth to check registries in other …