Baby found starved to death in North London

A 10-month-old baby boy is believed to have starved to death in north-west London despite being monitored by doctors and social workers.
The child, whose family was in contact with at least nine NHS professionals, was found dead in a flat on 8 March.
His 29-year-old mother was arrested for child neglect but died of an illness two days later, police said.
Westminster Council said there was "no suggestion" the boy had been "at risk of harm from neglect or abuse".

The boy is believed to have had serious developmental issues, an underlying serious health condition and had a history of being underweight.
A post-mortem examination could not fully establish the cause of the boy's death, Metropolitan Police said.
Westminster Council said the boy was not on the child protection register.
A serious case review has now been started into the boy's death.
The boy's three-year-old sister has been taken into care, police said.
Two health care trusts, Westminster City Council social services and a consortium of London boroughs providing health visitors were involved in the case.

"The review will look into several aspects of this complex and challenging case, many of which are still unclear at this early stage.
"When we have investigated the full circumstances that led to the baby's death, we will be able to determine if anything could have been done to help prevent it," he added.
Michael O'Connor, Westminster Council strategic director for children and young people, said: "The family was new to London and the council had arranged their housing.
"They were under the care of the health service, and social services were working closely with health professionals to help support them.
"Neither of the children were on the child protection register and there is no suggestion that they were at risk of harm from neglect or abuse.
"This is one of the saddest cases I have ever come across," he said.
'Serious health issues'
Nickie Aiken, the council's cabinet member for children and young people, said: "There were a number of serious health issues affecting the whole family and the baby had serious developmental issues.
"As far as I am aware, at least nine NHS professionals were working with the family and I hope that no stone will be left unturned to find out exactly why this child died.
"But I want to know why this child was being seen by nine NHS professionals and why things were not flagged up earlier."
The Metropolitan Police said the cause of death for the boy's mother had not been established, but it was believed to have been linked to an "existing illness". They said they were not treating her death as suspicious.
The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

and again this social services have failed yet another child that needed their help!!! its becoming all to common in this country now... i'm disgusted to think its even possible in this day and age for things like this to happen!!

I'm disgusted by all the injustyse. I don't believe we'll see the end of this!

This is what i don't get - they say there gonna investigate the social services for there lack of neglect & yet were still hearin more n more stories lately & it's becoming a common thing in this country, innocent kids being mistreated & let down by the social services, they need to get there head out there asses & do there job properly.

What are the social services really? They don't really represent what's there supposed to which is to protect young children.

I suspect we will here alot more similar stories to this very soon as unfortuantly it's the kinda world we live in today!

Some people shouldn't be allow to breed...theres so many couples all over this country (and the world) that want children but can't for no fault of their own, then you get the people who have kids and then do something like this to them.

I couldn't dream of doing something to one of my girls,and i would do anything to someone who did hurt them, they are my world which is how it should be..they come first no matter what.