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Nov 1, 2006 7:08 am US/Eastern

Child Abuse Calls Up After Nixzmary Brown Case

Denied Life: Child Death Cases Known To ACS

NEW YORK (AP) ― A recent report says the number of child-abuse complaints climbed 20 percent in the last fiscal year.

Sharman Stein, a spokeswoman for the Administration for Children's Services, attributes the record increase to greater public awareness after the death of 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown in January.

According to the annual financial report issued by Comptroller William Thompson, more than 61,000 complaints were made, a record.

The previous high was nearly 58,000 complaints, recorded in 1998.

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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