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	A grand jury is investigating&nbsp;Suffolk&nbsp;Child Protective Services&#39; handling of the Thomas Valva case.&nbsp;Thomas, 8,&nbsp;was killed&nbsp;by his father, Michael Valva, and&nbsp;his then-fiancee after CPS had investigated allegations of child abuse.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland reports.
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