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"Days after the apparent death of Dezirae Sheldon, a petition created by loved ones of the girl, is circulation online. It's calling for Vermont and the Department of Children and Families to do a better job of preventing extreme cases of child abuse.Friends and family have created a petition on change.org calling calling for the state to take responsibility for Sheldon's death.\u00A0The petition explains that, nearly a year before her death, the girl was taken away from mother Sandra Eastman when she was accused of child abuse that resulted in two broken legs.\u00A0The website stated that months after, Eastman took back custody of her daughter.\u00A0The petition currently has over 5,000 signatures and can be seen here.\u00A0Dezirae Sheldon died Friday, two days after she arrived at a hospital with a fractured skull. Her 31-year-old stepfather, Dennis Duby of Poultney, pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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