Arthur Labinjo-Hughes - a life cut short

[Cherie]

This is a hard read, but perhaps if we hadn't been in lockdown little Arthur would be alive, warning there is some distressing video footage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-59400890

[Cherie]

While what happened to Arthur is rare, the NSPCC has raised concerns about the risks to children during lockdown.

"We know that the Department for Education reported more serious injuries and deaths of children during the last year with a higher percentage in the first six months - so we do know that lockdown had a significant impact on children and families," Helen Westermen, from the NSPCC, said.

She said children were "the hidden victims of this pandemic" and that the charity had seen an increase of 23% in calls from adults concerned about a child's welfare.

Arthur's case was "horrendous, horrific and heart-breaking," the NSPCC said and the charity called for the serious case review to "establish the lessons that need to be learned to prevent this awful case from happening again".

[rusticgal]

Thats a sad sad story and very hard to read. I really dont know how any human being can do that to another let alone a child.
You can imagine how Lockdown would have fuelled the flames in these sort of households...just horrific.

[Kazanne]

Its very sad Cherie,poor little boy, never stood a chance did he ?

[GoldHeart]

I read about this the other day, utterly disgusting and horrific.

These are the sickos that end up with kids ,whilst loving caring people out there can't have kids.

[bots]

heartbreaking

[Kazanne]

Just seen it again on the news,he could hardly move,brought a tear to my eyes,poor boy, social services have questions to answer again !!!, and that piece of crap trying to blame the boy,jeee some people are lower than a snakes belly.

[GoldHeart]

Just seen it again on the news,he could hardly move,brought a tear to my eyes,poor boy, social services have questions to answer again !!!, and that piece of crap trying to blame the boy,jeee some people are lower than a snakes belly.

I don't understand how this keeps repeatedly happening, so many innocent kids have died at the hands of such evil abuse .


They've been failed by the system & social services . How the hell does such obvious warning signs go ignored or shrugged off.

[Kazanne]

I don't understand how this keeps repeatedly happening, so many innocent kids have died at the hands of such evil abuse .


They've been failed by the system & social services . How the hell does such obvious warning signs go ignored or shrugged off.

Too many people too lazy to keep their eye on the job GoldHeart and they get complacent,this poor child was let down so badly, I hope those pair of scumbags get what for in prison. RIP litte man.

[Crimson Dynamo]

didnt the grandmother alert SS ages before??

[Toy Soldier]

The first lockdown was absolutely shocking for child welfare in all sorts of ways, suddenly there were no eyes at all on kids who had always at least had their teachers and schools looking out for them.

[Cherie]

didnt the grandmother alert SS ages before??

Yes and her parents called it in anonymously ...must have been bad ..

SS and the police are a joke...

But if not in lockdown his grandma might have had a chance to save him

[arista]

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[Tom4784]

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[arista]

Lack of funding leading to a lack of resources and overworked social workers is my guess, Social care has gone from bad to worse under the Tories.


Valid Point Dezzy.

[Mystic Mock]

I hope that both of them rot away in Prison for the rest of their lives.

Disgusting people.

[GoldHeart]

Too many people too lazy to keep their eye on the job GoldHeart and they get complacent,this poor child was let down so badly, I hope those pair of scumbags get what for in prison. RIP litte man.

Lack of funding leading to a lack of resources and overworked social workers is my guess, Social care has gone from bad to worse under the Tories.



Yeah it seems to be , and I know in lockdown abuse overall has gotten worse due to no help and it being hidden even more behind closed doors. But it still feels like lockdown is a bit of a convenient excuse especially when something so traumatic and horrible like this happens. Even if there's the slightest worry that someone is being hurt , it's worth investigating. It seems it was only the grandma that had concerns.

Before COVID & lockdown, plenty of kids had still somehow slipped through the net and safeguarding was practically non existent. Despite visits from social services & teachers surely noticing something isn't right . I've lost count the amount of similar cases on the news where everyone says "how did this happen" , and it's usually when it's too late .When the poor child has died .

They say every time how things must change ,and thorough checks to be made . But the same thing keeps happening ,and we all know this won't be the last child sadly and it's heartbreaking and it makes me angry.

[Livia]

The girlfriend's own kids had already been taken away... The child's uncle raised the alarm and was told if he kept going round there he'd be arrested... his grandmother, an ex-nurse, knew what was happening, tried to raise the alarm and was ignored.

Social services need a brutal shake-up and heads should roll. Anyone involved in this case needs to be sacked and should never be allowed to work in a social services role again. How many more times are we going to be sickened by stories of children being abused and tortured?

I hope they have a terrible time in prison. Perhaps some kind soul could shiv them good and hard.

[Cherie]

The girlfriend's own kids had already been taken away... The child's uncle raised the alarm and was told if he kept going round there he'd be arrested... his grandmother, an ex-nurse, knew what was happening, tried to raise the alarm and was ignored.

Social services need a brutal shake-up and heads should roll. Anyone involved in this case needs to be sacked and should never be allowed to work in a social services role again. How many more times are we going to be sickened by stories of children being abused and tortured?

I hope they have a terrible time in prison. Perhaps some kind soul could shiv them good and hard.

I agree, the difference between Baby P and this case is that Arthur was old enough to raise the alarm himself and was ignored, it is too easy to say services are cut, the family were visited on 4 occasions, multiple people raised concern, alarm bells should have been ringing, but some people just do their jobs very poorly

[Cherie]

I didn't realise her children were in care, surely this should have been enough of an alarm bell in itself, why if she couldn't look after her own children would she be any better with someone else's child ...inexplicable

[arista]

Evil Dad Hughes has be given 21 years in Prison

The Evil Women Life in Prison 29 years min,

[GoldHeart]

Evil Dad Hughes has be given 21 years in Prison

The Evil Women Life in Prison 29 years min,

They should NEVER EVER be let out again

EVIL SCUM the both of them

[Kazanne]

Evil Dad Hughes has be given 21 years in Prison

The Evil Women Life in Prison 29 years min,

Was that his real dad, if so how could you let tha happen to your boy ? disgusting pieces of ****, how come they both aren't in for life ? bloody soft here we are.

[arista]

Was that his real dad, if so how could you let tha happen to your boy ? disgusting pieces of ****, how come they both aren't in for life ? bloody soft here we are.


Yes the Evil Real Dad


And Very Evil Woman with him.

[Kazanne]

Yes the Evil Real Dad


And Very Evil Woman with him.

Just evil beyond words

[arista]

[A monster stepmother was today jailed for life
for torturing, starving and beating
a defenseless six-year-old to death
before mocking him as he begged
for help and lay dying - as the pitiless father
who forced him to live in hell was handed 21 years.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10271303/Arthurs-monster-stepmother-REFUSES-face-justice.html

[arista]

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E. Tustin, 32
Evil Killer

Die in Jail.

[bots]

what the poor wee soul must have suffered ... i can't get my head around it

[arista]

what the poor wee soul must have suffered ... i can't get my head around it


Yes it so evil
very upsetting.

[Beso]

Should have just hung them in the courtroom, and saved us the money.

[Beso]

Do a Jeffrey.

[Cherie]

This pair made Baby P's parents look like saints

the abuse they meted out, they will have a great time in prison :fc:

[Beso]

This pair made Baby P's parents look like saints

the abuse they meted out, they will have a great time in prison :fc:

Hopefully the guards have watched the videos of the poor soul, so they can give it more substance.

[Alf]

Should have just taken the pair of the evil bastards to the zoo and thrown em' in the lion enclosure. That would be a more worthy sentence.

[joeysteele]

Evil is the word.
This is a horrific case.
Bless him.

[Beso]

Evil is the word.
This is a horrific case.
Bless him.

It's a very difficult subject to remain partial on Joey. Short and sweet is always best on such matters

[arista]

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[arista]

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[Mystic Mock]

Evil Dad Hughes has be given 21 years in Prison

The Evil Women Life in Prison 29 years min,

Hopefully they stay in there for that length of time too.

[LaLaLand]

Evil is the word.
This is a horrific case.
Bless him.

It really is, just pure evil.

RIP little one. Just terrible, so very upsetting. :sad:

[Livia]

I can't stop thinking about this little boy. They poisoned him with salt. What kind of people...?

The hard-faced **** who was his stepmother should have been spayed like a dog when her own kids were taken into care. She should never have been allowed to be anywhere near children.

The saddest thing is that social services are already on the telly saying how hard they work and what obstacles they have to face. Their mantra seems to be keep kids with their biological parents at all costs... it's like a death sentence sometimes.

[GoldHeart]

Evil is the word.
This is a horrific case.
Bless him.

I know Joey :(
That poor little boy, I think this will stay on our minds for a very long time.

Abuse & torture is grim enough but to a little child , is just beyond words.

Like I said those 2 evil sadists should NEVER walk the streets again.
LIFE should mean LIFE

[rusticgal]

She is going to get a hard time in Prison....I hope she spends every minute of every day in fear.

...and the same goes for him.

[GoldHeart]

She is going to get a hard time in Prison....I hope she spends every minute of every day in fear.

...and the same goes for him.


I still can't believe the dad was charged with only 'manslaughter' . They both intended to kill him/ they didn't give a damn about him.

[bots]

football fans across the country are having a tribute to the lad with a minutes applause on the 6th minute

[AnnieK]

I think we will hear of her committing suicide in prison fairly quickly. People who abuse children are often absolute cowards and knowing that she will be targeted by other inmates, she will certainly try to take that route.

Absolute evil.....the pair of them

[arista]

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[Mystic Mock]

I can't stop thinking about this little boy. They poisoned him with salt. What kind of people...?

The hard-faced **** who was his stepmother should have been spayed like a dog when her own kids were taken into care. She should never have been allowed to be anywhere near children.

The saddest thing is that social services are already on the telly saying how hard they work and what obstacles they have to face. Their mantra seems to be keep kids with their biological parents at all costs... it's like a death sentence sometimes.

Social Services aren't doing themselves any favours, they went into that property and would've saw the conditions that he was living in, and they did nothing right in this case and they should own up to that.

I mean are they seriously trying to tell us that they thought that family members & the neighbours were all wrong about what was happening to him?

[Tom4784]

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[bots]

the government probably didnt help the situation, but there is personal responsibility at social care level for not acting in the face of obvious concern from relatives and neighbours

[arista]

The Government
is going to look at their sentences

[Cherie]

A social worker rang LBC yesterday and said that standard protocols were not followed, if a family member raises concern and there is bruising particularly in an area where bruising would not normally be found i.e the back...Arthur should have been seen on the same day as the home visit by a paediatrician,..

That clearly did not happen...she asked Arthur and Tustin’s son how safe they felt 0 being the floor and 10 being the ceiling...they both pointed to the ceiling..and that was apparently all she needed to know ....

[Kazanne]

the government probably didnt help the situation, but there is personal responsibility at social care level for not acting in the face of obvious concern from relatives and neighbours

I agree,if you are a social worker your ward should come first over anything, you cant blame Boris or the government for someone failing to do their job,social workers were at the house ,his injuries were reported, social services failed ,to blame anyone else is a poor way to have a pop at the government, those at fault were the dad and stepmother, and the social services who were involved .

[Cherie]

I agree,if you are a social worker your ward should come first over anything, you cant blame Boris or the government for someone failing to do their job,social workers were at the house ,his injuries were reported, social services failed ,to blame anyone else is a poor way to have a pop at the government, those at fault were the dad and stepmother, and the social services who were involved .

Nobody said it is an easy job, but it looks like this one did not follow procedure

[Kazanne]

Nobody said it is an easy job, but it looks like this one did not follow procedure

No its not an easy job Cherie,it must be emotional at times, these social workers were in his home and did not pick up on the signs where it seems plenty was given,so i put it down to complacency and this little boy sufferered for it, we had the same with baby P, Victoria Climbe and various others.:wavey:

[arista]

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[Mystic Mock]

Gross behaviour from Boris, as usual. If the social system is failing it's because HIS government is constantly stripping back funding for it.

Social work is one of the hardest jobs to do, people who do it wade into situations that are highly traumatic and the job is highly stressful and often frustrating. Boris acting like he is on some crusade against social workers when it's him and his government's cuts that have likely fostered the conditions where a tragedy like this can go overlooked is disgusting.

If people want a better standard of social care, get angry at the government and ensure they give it the resources social care needs to fully function properly.

I agree that the Government should be giving out more funding.

To me I just don't get the point of having Social Services if they're not allowed to do their job?

[arista]

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