Councillors meet over Baby P case

[smok3y]

Labour Party councillors in Haringey have held a closed doors emergency meeting over the death of Baby P.

The 17-month-old boy died in August 2007 after suffering sustained abuse in the north London borough.

A spokesman for Haringey's ruling Labour group said the meeting "was solely to ensure councillors were fully informed on all aspects of the case".

Two men and Baby P's mother have been convicted of involvement in his death and are to be sentenced on 15 December.

Baby P suffered 50 injuries, and the case revealed a series of failings by social workers, health workers and police.

An internal inquiry by Haringey's Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) blamed legal advice taken a week before the baby's death for the decision not to take him into care.

John Suddaby, head of legal services at Haringey, has admitted it was "of concern" this advice was given.

Shadow children's Secretary Michael Gove told Sky News he hoped the government inquiry into Baby P's death would examine the whole child welfare system.

"There are two tough questions there," he said.
"There's a question about whether or not the right judgement was exercised and there's also a question about whether or not the systems, whether or not the legal capacity to take children into care is right at the moment."

Old Bailey Judge Stephen Kramer has told Baby P's 27-year-old mother and her 32-year-old boyfriend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and Jason Owen, 36, that they faced "substantial" terms in prison.

David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, one of two MPs in Haringey, said the council and "the other stakeholders" involved "have questions to answer".

Children's secretary Ed Balls has spoken of "anger" that "crucial interventions" had not been made in Baby P's case.

"People are asking how these despicable acts of evil can happen in this day and age and in Haringey of all places," he said.

"Professionals working with children in this country do a tough job in very difficult communities but I will not hesitate to act on the findings of the investigation into what went wrong in Haringey."

Baby P died in the same borough where eight-year-old Victoria Climbie was tortured to death in 2000.

She was starved and beaten to death by her aunt and her aunt's boyfriend - her death triggered a public inquiry which in turn led to a raft of recommendations for children's services across the country.

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I hope this bitch rots in hell.. And I hope her bitch ass boyfriend get wot he deservs aswell while in prison. Send these fuckers of to saudi Arabia and let them stone these SICK BASTARDS to death!

smok3y Reviewed by smok3y on 11-16-2008. Councillors meet over Baby P case Labour Party councillors in Haringey have held a closed doors emergency meeting over the death of Baby P. The 17-month-old boy died in August 2007 after suffering sustained abuse in the north London borough. A spokesman for Haringey's ruling Labour group said the meeting "was solely to ensure councillors were fully informed on all aspects of the case". Two men and Baby P's mother have been convicted of involvement in his death and are to be sentenced on 15 December. Baby P suffered Rating: 5

[seattlesmoke247]

I agree, stone those fuckers!

[killerweed420]

Sounds like they're more interested in blaming the government for it. Just shoot the abusers and be done with it. I'm sure they could find lots of volunteers if the cops won't do it.

[smok3y]

Sounds like they're more interested in blaming the government for it. Just shoot the abusers and be done with it. I'm sure they could find lots of volunteers if the cops won't do it.

Shooting them is too easy, torture them a bit 1st, let them feel the pain they caused they child sufer..
I think the Social workers should have all been fired for not doing there job properley. The goverment aint gonna do shit, There so fucking usless.. I wouldent be surprised if this just got sweept under the carpet in a few months..

[devils dream]

i think this case is sickening, i have an 18 month old son with blonde hair and blue eyes, it makes me so angry to think of anyone treating a child that way / or those around allowing this kind of sick twisted cruelty to happen to such a small helpless and innocent child. i think everyone involved with baby p let him down everyone who should have cared for, looked out for protect and ultimately should of prevented his death failed to do so, a innocent child on a moturary slab because his family and the system failed him. the individuals who actively took part in his torture should be forced to endure torture everyday for the rest of their lives, so they can feel his pain and suffer until they were begging for death, and still the torture would relentlessly continue. if i had my way.

[smok3y]

i think this case is sickening, i have an 18 month old son with blonde hair and blue eyes, it makes me so angry to think of anyone treating a child that way / or those around allowing this kind of sick twisted cruelty to happen to such a small helpless and innocent child. i think everyone involved with baby p let him down everyone who should have cared for, looked out for protect and ultimately should of prevented his death failed to do so, a innocent child on a moturary slab because his family and the system failed him. the individuals who actively took part in his torture should be forced to endure torture everyday for the rest of their lives, so they can feel his pain and suffer until they were begging for death, and still the torture would relentlessly continue. if i had my way.

Well said Devils Dreams

[psychocat]

I would love to be allowed to rid the world of the kind of scum that caused an innocent so much suffering.

[devils dream]

I would love to be allowed to rid the world of the kind of scum that caused an innocent so much suffering.

i would love to be right by your side with that task, thats the fight to fight!! :thumbsup:

[Cederfern]

i would love to be right by your side with that task, thats the fight to fight!! :thumbsup:

count me in.