A drama that moves the United Kingdom. The British police were notified on Wednesday of the case concerning the death of a two-year-old child, whose body was found next to that of his father by social services. The latter say they have warned the police several times.
The body of little Bronson Battersby was discovered on January 9 next to that of his father Kenneth, 60, who died of a heart attack at their home in Skegness, in the north of England, according to the newspaper The Sun.
No answer
According to a spokesperson for the local Lincolnshire County Council, police were contacted twice by a social worker who had visited their home and received no response. He first went there on January 2, and having been unable to enter, contacted the police while looking for “other addresses where the child could have been”.
Still receiving no response during another unscheduled visit on January 4, he then contacted the police again. In the absence of a response, the social worker contacted the owner of the accommodation who gave him permission to enter on January 9, leading to the discovery of the two bodies.
Lincolnshire Police said in a statement that it had contacted, “as part of the usual procedures”, “the IOPC (the police force, editor’s note) following a death or serious injury that had occurred after the police intervention.
Mother claims her son died of starvation
For her part, the boy’s mother, Sarah Piesse, told The Sun newspaper that her son had died of starvation and blamed social services. “If they had done their job, Bronson would still be alive,” she responded, adding that the baby’s father would have died around December 29.
“We are currently reviewing the case with our partners to better understand the circumstances, and we are also awaiting the results of the medical examiner’s investigation,” said Heather Sandy, executive director of social services at the county council. of Lincolnshire.