}

	// TODO: attemptToOrphanWorker() routine is similar. Consider merging
	// attemptToOrphanWorker() into attemptToDeleteItem() as well.
	if item.isDeletingDependents() {
		return gc.processDeletingDependentsItem(logger, item)
	}

	// compute if we should delete the item
	ownerReferences := latest.GetOwnerReferences()
	if len(ownerReferences) == 0 {