🕯️ What We Now Know: The Truth About Mimi’s Case | Connecticut Child Protection Reform
The story of Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia has shaken Connecticut to its core. It is a tragedy that no one with a heart can ignore — a story of a child who slipped through every net designed to protect her. According to search warrants obtained by WFSB’s I-Team (Smink, 2025) , Mimi died in September 2024 — long before her body was discovered behind an abandoned property in New Britain nearly a year later. Investigators found that her mother and her mother’s boyfriend admitted to restraining and starving her. Despite multiple red flags, no one checked on Mimi after she was withdrawn from school under the guise of “homeschooling.” This devastating failure mirrors what many child advocates have warned about for years — a system too slow, too fragmented, and too trusting of paperwork over people. When a child is removed from public education, there must be follow-up, home visits, and accountability. There must be a real human safeguard between a vulnerable child and potential dange...