AKT-0679

AKT-0679

You see a 12-year-old boy with an unusual pattern of bruising on his back. He is accompanied by his older sister who is aged 20, as the mother is unwell. The boy says he fell awkwardly while at school.

After the consultation, the older sibling tells the boy to wait in the waiting room and then tells you that she thinks that her mother is hitting the boy. She asks you not to say anything as she doesn’t want to get her mother into trouble.

How would you manage this situation?