The children identified range in age from infants to teenagers. The injuries documented include chemical burns, respiratory distress and, in several cases, hospitalisation.
DHS has not contested the underlying numbers. It has contested the framing — characterising the chemical agents as a proportionate response to crowd behaviour, and assigning responsibility for child exposure to adults present at the scenes.
Pediatric advocacy organisations interviewed for the investigation reject that framing. So do the medical professionals who treated the children.
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