Massachusetts to pay $10M settlement in death of David Almond, citing DCF failures
Funds will support surviving brothers and create memorial programs for neurodivergent children
Massachusetts has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims over the Department of Children and Families’ alleged role in the death of 14-year-old David Almond, who died of starvation and neglect in a Fall River apartment in October 2020. The settlement was announced Wednesday, six years to the day after his death.