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‘Punch-Bag’ Baby’s Death Triggers Controversy Over Child Protection Mechanism in UK
Three have been found guilty of child abuse in the case, in varying degrees - the mother herself, her boy friend and a lodger.
The child had been on the child protection register and visited as many as 60 times by care workers in eight months. Still the tragedy was allowed to take place, and hence all round criticism.
In the House of Commons, Conservative leader David Cameron clashed with Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the lessons that needed to be learned from the death of the 17-month-old baby boy.
He wanted assurances about the independence of the investigations into the events that led to the death of the child. The Prime Minister accused Cameron of "playing party politics" with the issue.
The Tory leader, visibly angered by the charge, retorted: "The Prime Minister accused me of party politics - I did not mention who runs this council, I didn’t mention who ran it when Victoria Climbié was tragically killed.
"All I ask for is the Prime Minister withdraws his accusation that I was in any way playing party politics, and not asking a perfectly reasonable question about a tragic case."
He said: "Let us be honest - this is a story about a 17-year-old girl who had no idea how to bring up a child. It is about a boyfriend who could not read but could beat a child, and it is about a social services department that gets £100 million a year and cannot look after children."
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