Social Services Exonerated [Warning, Very Distressing]

[Canary42]

I remember this when the court case came up, it distressed me immensely. One can't begin to imagine what the child went through.

But now the Social Services have been exonerated. But if that's the case, why have they put 17 new measures in place.

IMO the mother is mentally (and/or emotionally) retarded - but SS thought she was a model parent. But jailing her will expose her to possible recrimination. Not sure what the answer is (but nothing will bring the poor child back).


https://uk.yahoo.com/news/death-baby-left-alone-while-191134805.html

[andy-hughes]

Because blame - in the legal sense - cannot be apportioned to Social Services does not mean that they have not seen areas in their procedures where changes needed to be made, as a result of this tragedy.

A natural emotional response in this case is that the child was not protected adequately by the Social Services, but as the court has ruled, it's impossible to protect behaviour patterns, and therefore no-one can legally be held responsible for them.

It is an utter tragedy, but I believe in this instance that the court has acted correctly in its view of the Social Services department's inability to anticipate this poor mite's tragic death.

[andy-hughes]

// ... it's impossible to protect behaviour patterns ... //

Should read -predict - not protect.

[ynnafymmi]

Its always after a case like this that the social services state"lessons will be learned,changes will be made",then after the next tragedy they state"lessons will be learned,changes will be made",then after the next tragedy"lessons will be learned,changes will be made".Nothing happens,the social services just carry on doing nothing to prevent these deaths.Nothing was learned,no changes made.Nothing to see here,move along now.

[LadyCG]

I had to contact Safeguarding yesterday and there were emails flying back and forth most of the day.

The concern related to a 24-week old girl who has had multiple fractures in her very short life.

Child cruelty and neglect is something that will tragically escalate during the forthcoming World Cup according to reports.

As for the case you mention, Canary, I remember it. Utterly heartbreaking.

[1ozzy]

//Child cruelty and neglect is something that will tragically escalate during the forthcoming World Cup//

Really?

[LadyCG]

Apparently so, 1ozzy, with all the drinking and gambling.

[1ozzy]

So a soccer game is more important than offspring to some people?
That's sad.

[emmie]

yes it is sad and shaming

[1ozzy]

Soccer has never appealed to me.

[emmie]

nor me. I did enjoy some of the women's euros. But the men's game leaves me cold.

[-SharonA-]

I am still wondering what happened to the mother who left her two sets of twin boys alone whilst she went shopping and they died in a house fire.
It happened last December, days before Xmas. A real tragedy.
Does anyone know?? Do you think she got let off?