3yr old boy survived alone for 2 weeks.......

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alongside his dead mother here

I could be away from my family for a few weeks and they wouldn't notice, and we live 60 miles away- not that far, but when they don't drive might as well be the ends of the Earth.

I have taught my kids what to do though, this has always been a fear of mine.

Just seen this, poor boy

So sad

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I knew I shouldn't have clicked through, tears in eyes. He played with his Thomas and went to his potty - what a good little boy.

He also covered her up with a blanket. Poor little lad!

That woman neighbour who appeared on tv had reported it though, after a few days she told, I think it was the concierge or landlord about the post coming back out the door.

What is worse is that the grandmother didn't contact them for 2 weeks. I know, and I'm not a single mother either, that if I didn't phone my mum for 2 weeks she would phone herself but be seriously worried. It is wrong to expect social services to be involved when it is clear the poor mother was a good mum, it was because she kept a well stocked cupboard that her son lived.

I haven't clicked on the link and am in tears I just can't bear to read it,poor wee lamb.

what should we do?

We should make a check on our nighbours.

In Islam, neighbors have many rights. If one eats, and any one in a circle of 40 houses goes hungry, that is what we will be asked about.

We are required to pray 5 times a day, together in mosques unless there are valid reasons for not being able to so in congregation. When one does that, and if a neighbor is absent for a couple of prayers, naturally one would enquire after the health.

Community awareness, that is what we should practice a,d teach our children, imho.

but TwoIfBySea I often don't speak to my mum for more than 2 weeks at a time. Is that really that strange?

Well here is an update, I still feel so sorry for the poor little boy. This article tells more on the family situation.

I guess I am just surprised Compo, maybe it was the way I was brought up (duty, duty, duty) or that I am an only child so their only family link now. Two weeks just seems a long time and now it turns out it was longer. I suppose that if you had brothers and sisters then you wouldn't need to contact your parents so often - maybe it is just me. I know from conversations that most of my friends contact their mum at least once a week.

Just thinking of that poor little boy, I hope he is well loved and well cared for now. The family didn't have photos so took some for the press in the hospital, says a lot really.

poor boy - so sad for him.

This is one of the most tragic stories I've read, the thought of a 3 year old wondering why his mummy hasn't woken up for so long. All I can say is thank god the little boy survived, wouldn't it be even more tragic if we had learnt that the boy had survived for so long but had eventually died. As time progresses, hopefully he'll begin to enjoy life once again. Absolutely awful.

I just hope this little lad is young enough that he'll forget his ordeal eventually, hopefully when he's loved and cared for by a new family. I don't think we can pass any judgement on what his mother's family did or didn't do because no one can ever know the dynamics of other people's families.

Gawd I feel for that poor woman. She hated living in that place. I can see why. It's legendary around here (Leith).

She'd had drug problems in the past, but was in treatment, and she did have other health problems like asthma.

Still no definitive indication why she died.

OMG they think she may have been dead six weeks

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Poor child, what he must have endured. I hope he comes through this horrendous ordeal and is looked after by people who truly love him.

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that poor wee boy Michael,ive been walking around all day crying, my heart goes out to him.i have a son of 4,6 weeks in a flat with no electricity or heat,my son doesnt like the dark just like so many other kids there age and to think of that poor wee angel hungry ,frightened ,cold and not understanding why his mum wont wake up,i hope and pray that he'll be ok.sorry for being so upset its just so sad.................