The Dark Furie

How The Fuck Could This Happen???

  • Boy suffered more than 50 injuries over eight months of abuse, during which he was seen 60 times by health or social workers.
  • Child had been on the child protection register of Haringey social services.
  • Two days before the toddler died in August last year, a doctor failed to spot his broken back or ribs.

Social workers involved in the case of Baby P were persuaded repeatedly by his 27-year-old mother that his appalling injuries were the result of falls and other accidents. Bruises, scabs and other infections were covered up with chocolate smears and nappy cream. The social workers were not aware that a violent boyfriend had moved into the house and believed that the baby was a victim of neglect, not abuse. Rather than take him into care, they assigned more support staff. When the child died, two days after being seen by a paediatrician, he was found to have eight fractured ribs and a broken back. The 32-year-old boyfriend and a lodger, Jason Owen, 36, were convicted at the Old Bailey yesterday of causing or allowing his death. The mother had admitted previously the same charge. The boyfriend was cleared by a jury of murder, a charge that was dropped against the other two defendants during the trial. The family cannot be named for legal reasons.

~From The Times Online~

How The Fuck Could This Happen???

Rosebud...Dumbest In The World...

Comments

Darkogdare Friday, November 14, 2008 2:45:13 PM

mad

r♡serose-marie Friday, November 14, 2008 3:05:17 PM

Fucking sickos furious

Moesring Friday, November 14, 2008 3:10:39 PM

As if all the repeated failings by the social workers and doctors was not appalling enough, I read that the government had been sent a letter six months earlier that warned that the procedures intended to prevent tragedies like this were not being followed in Haringey. down

The response the letter's author received every time? She was told to send the letter to someone else. furious

dɹɐzılpǝkɔıw ɐʞɐ ɹǝɥgɐllɐg lǝbɐsıwickedlizard Friday, November 14, 2008 3:32:00 PM

furious that poor child! sad

Dacotah Friday, November 14, 2008 5:47:34 PM

An infant of 8 months of age to have to suffer like that is beyond words. sad cry
May God bless this Baby and give him peace now. Amen.
WTF, they got off on murder charges, are the free now? furious bomb

Moesring Friday, November 14, 2008 6:19:23 PM

Dacotah: It seems that they did not walk free.

Although the boyfriend and the other man were found not guilty of murder and not guilty of manslaughter, they were found guilty of "causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person" (that's the actual name of the charge).

Dark FurieFurie Friday, November 14, 2008 9:17:08 PM

In other words - "negligence", implying it's their fault but they didn't mean any harm. mad

Dacotah Friday, November 14, 2008 11:33:32 PM

I see Moe. Thank you.

An 8 month infant can't get a borken back and ribs from negligence in my opinion. mad They got off so lightly.

funzfunz81 Saturday, November 15, 2008 12:03:01 AM

scared

Bad WolfCois Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:11:57 AM

8 months old..

why would anyone even think of hurting someone so helpless?

theoddbod Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:48:01 AM

The same social services that betrayed Victoria Climbie too (after which nobody took responsibility either). And a doctor not noticing a baby's broken back is shocking sad.

KittyliciousZaphira Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:12:25 PM

Oh no, poor baby! mad

H82typ Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:28:36 PM

bomb Shit like this leaves me speechless with rage!

DeeDeeTogaOga Monday, November 17, 2008 5:35:55 AM

i'm with dennis on this one sad

KimberlySqueakeyCat Monday, December 8, 2008 3:05:34 AM

believe me, Mik, it happens all the time. and the ones that DO NOT do stuff like that are the ones whose children get taken away from them. i know, it happened to me with my son.

Write a comment

New comments have been disabled for this post.