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"Gov. Susana Martinez has ordered an investigation into what happened to 9-year-old Omaree Varela.VIDEO:\u00A0Gov Martinez orders investigation into Omaree Varela s life deathThe Children, Youth and Families Department is in the middle of an internal review.\u201CWhen any child dies, you know, we have all failed that child,\u201D said Jared Rounsville, the Child Protective Services director. \u201CWe have all failed that child.\u201DUnder the governor\u2019s orders, CYFD is now in the midst of a full-scale investigation into Varela\u2019s life and death.His mother, Synthia Varela-Casaus is accused of beating the boy until he died.In 2012, Varela showed up to school with bruises on his face and hip. The state never took custody of him, a decision that is commonly a last resort.\u201CWe would review all of our prior involvement (and) make sure that we followed our policies and procedures,\u201D said Rounsville. \u201C(We would) look to see what lessons we might learn, what policies need to be amended \u2026 we want children to be safe in their homes with their parents and their family members.\u201DHindsight in Varela\u2019s case is now 20/20.\u201CWe never know whether or not we would've been able to prevent something if a different choice had been made or a different service had been offered,\u201D said Rounsville. \u201CAll of us have a responsibility to our kids. They're our most vulnerable children and our most precious resource.\u201DRounsville said it is investigations like this one that ultimately lead to changes on the state and department levels.Findings will be reported to the governor."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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