County of Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services v. Connie G.

*114 Opinion

Luwanna S., 8 years old, and her half-brother Sonney G., 4 years old, were the subjects of petitions filed in juvenile court pursuant to section 600 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The petitions alleged that each of the children fell within subdivisions (a) and' (b) of section 600. 1 As to each, the allegations were that the minor had no parent or guardian actually exercising proper and effective parental care or control (subd. (a)) and that the home of the minor was an unfit place by reason of the cruelty of the father and the neglect of the mother (subd. (b)). The subdivision (a) allegations as to Sonney were that he resides in his parent’s home and on or about February 7, 1972, his father struck him “repeatedly with a wooden stick” causing several described wounds and that on several occasions during the preceding one and one-half years the father fired a loaded “BB” gun at the minor and had struck him with his hands, feet and a belt, causing bruises. As to subdivision (b) the allegations were the same.

The allegations of the petition with respect to Luwanna were the same except that as to the February 7, 1972, incident the conduct was alleged to have been…