Welfare agencies knew 2-year-old Nikki was at risk before she died.

More tragic revelations come to light in the alleged murder of a Mildura toddler.

It has been revealed that the home Nikki Francis-Coslovich lived in was visited 14 times by government officials in the months before her death.

Her father was urging them to protect his daughter, whom he alleged was being exposed to ice use, just days before the toddler disappeared.

There were numerous reports about the concerning state of her home environment and the potential threat of physical harm to the two-year-old – who was often found in dirty clothes and with matted hair.

Yet, child protection closed the case five weeks before her little body was found lifeless in the roof cavity of her mother’s Mildura home on August 25.

And, worse still, they did not identify her alleged killer – her mother’s 31-year-old partner John Torney – as a threat.

In fact, he didn’t even get a mention in the series of reports obtained by the Herald Sun.

The newspaper reports workers found the family home was chaotic, unhygienic and of “significant concern”.

The reports found her home environment posed “the potential for physical harm”.

“Ongoing discussions around the state of the home environment — it is often chaotic and unclean with clothing, toys and other items spread across all surfaces, food scraps, and spills present and cat faeces on the floor,” a report states.

“There is toys, clothing and other objects spread across the home and all surfaces. In the kitchen there is food scraps and spills.

“Writer believes that the home environment poses a risk to the children — there is the potential for physical harm given there is limited space to move around, and the presence of cat feces (sic), food scraps and overflowing bins is unhygienic.”

A report stated Nikki often presented during the visits in just a nappy and top, unclean clothes and with unbrushed and matted hair.

The social workers, who spent almost 100 hours with the family over two months, reported that Nikki had a positive relationship with her parents, but did not mention Mr Torney, who will remain in custody until his next court appearance in December.

We will not have any answers on why the little girl died and what appears to be a shocking failure on the part of child protection until the matter is fully ventilated in court.

Until then, she will remain in our thoughts.