Young lives blighted forever
When Dunedin man Clem Wright died a virtual recluse, his stepbrother Vince claimed he was one of many former foster children whose lives had been ruined by abuse. Vince Wright vowed to tell their stories and as Foster Care Awareness Week draws to a close, he describes what he found. Kim Dungey reports.
A former foster child says few who grew up in the system in the past emerged unscathed. Vince Wright (79), of Mosgiel, first went public with his concerns in 2006 after burying his stepbrother, Clem.
Mr Wright was raised by loving foster parents but Clem Wright lived in 14 homes in 14 years, suffered from rickets and was attacked by his foster parents with a stock whip.
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