Peter Connelly Peter Connelly (also known as Baby P was a 17-month-old English boy who died in London after suffering more than fifty injuries over an eight-month period, during which he was repeatedly seen by Haringey Childrens services and NHS health professionals. Baby Ps real first name was revealed as Peter on the conclusion of a subsequent trial of Peters mothers boyfriend on a charge of raping a two-year-old. The case caused shock and concern among the public and in Parliament, partly because of the magnitude of Peters injuries, and partly because Peter had lived in the London Borough of Haringey, North London, under the same child care authorities that had already failed ten years earlier in the case of Victoria Climbié. That had led to a public enquiry which resulted in measures being put in place in an effort to prevent similar cases happening. Peters mother Tracey Connelly, her boyfriend Steven Barker, and Jason Owen were all convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child, the mother having pleaded guilty.Peter was visited 60 times by the deaprtment of social services who noted bruises and injuries but still placed this child in his mothers custody. The child protection services of Haringey and other agencies were widely criticised. Following the conviction, three inquiries and a nationwide review of social service care were launched, and the Head of Childrens Services at Haringey was removed by direction of the government minister.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 21:29:21 +0000
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