In re Jerry M.

The petition alleges that the respondent mother failed both to provide proper medical treatment and to report the two-and-one-half-year-old child’s, injuries (subject of this petition) to the proper authorities when the above child was injured on or about April 11, 1974. The instant petition is dated April 18,1974. The child had, at that time been at Richmond Memorial Hospital, Staten Island, for about a week.

The respondent mother was arrested by the police. The original petitioner was the arresting detective who brought an *408action for neglect of said child in accordance with the provisions of…