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Murder of Lucy McHugh. Safeguarding of vulnerable young women.

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placemats · 19/07/2019 13:13

This is a shocking case. And I'm linking the Guardian deliberately here because of the picture of Lucy which, astonishingly was issued by the police.

Why was this seriously disturbed man allowed to be released?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/19/murderer-of-lucy-mchugh-13-jailed-for-minimum-of-33-years

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LassOfFyvie · 19/07/2019 13:43

Her mother also presumably lied about Lucy never being alone with him- the alternative being presumably that her mother was in the house when her daughter was being raped.

LassOfFyvie · 19/07/2019 13:39

The parents obviously were negligent but Lucy did have family support, hence her ability to out her murderer as a paedophile, which is what ultimately led to her brutal murder*
Family support? Are you joking? Her mother was obstructive and abusive when social services tried to help and colluded in the abuse by saying her daughter made things up .

LassOfFyvie · 19/07/2019 13:35

Wasn't she just?

The Sun has a more complete picture.

www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjK2du5-8DjAhVGhRoKHU1hDioQzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnews%2F9534887%2Fstephen-nicholson-dad-slam-killer-lucy-mchugh-guilty-death-rape%2F&psig=AOvVaw199aiCnw14gVhp-ZhwJIs2&ust=1563625073308509

And as a side how on earth did this piece of excrement come to be a "care worker"?

And don't get me on to the ridiculousness of calling her vile mother's 22 year old boyfriend her "step-dad"

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placemats · 19/07/2019 13:29

You are correct MrsSpenser

Parents can fail children in many ways Lass. This person or 'scum' as you wish to describe him, was also failed by the legal, prison and probation system.

The parents obviously were negligent but Lucy did have family support, hence her ability to out her murderer as a paedophile, which is what ultimately led to her brutal murder.

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MrsSpenserGregson · 19/07/2019 13:23

Lucy was failed by everyone and she paid the ultimate price

LassOfFyvie · 19/07/2019 13:21

The Guardian omits any mention of her useless and obstructive mother. This piece of scum killed her. Her mother is also culpable. As is often in these cases the absent father is now heartbroken , presumably, having taken little interest before.

ImpossibleNovelty · 19/07/2019 13:19

And social services twice said there wasn’t an issue with him living with this young girl. How?! I’m so disturbed by this case.

MrsSpenserGregson · 19/07/2019 13:18

This case is quite local to me. Am I interpreting you correctly OP, in your distaste of the over-sexualised photo of the THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD VICTIM published by the police? (She was 12 when he first raped her).

If so, I share your view.

The whole case is dreadful. I think the sentence given to the rapist and murderer is correct (well, I would like him to stay in prison for life but the chances of him surviving inside for 33 years are slim ...) I hope to God he doesn't get early release.