Will lessons really be learnt after this tragic child abuse case?

[Tolkienista]

The horrific case of baby Preston Davey sickeningly abused by his adoptive parents (a teacher and his partner) concluded in a guilty verdict in court yesterday.
The details are too traumatic to contemplate the awful end of this child's life.
Once again the age old phrase "lessons will be learnt" has been quoted and I have to say, will they?

I know life is extremely complicated & I'm in no doubt that the killer of Preston was manipulative, cold hearted and extremely secretive in covering up his abuse of this defenceless little child.
I guess that because abuse generally takes place behind closed doors, child abuse will sadly always be a part of our society.

Utterly utterly tragic.

I'm sorry but I just don't think infants should be adopted into all male households. Older children maybe

Both been sentenced to life. Why do some invite scum into their lives who murder their children ?

Both sentenced to life. Hope they suffer every day..

What I don't understand is why they got 20 odd years and Preston's murderer got life. If the SA, torture and murder of a toddler doesn't get you actual life in this country, what on earth does?

Life does mean life. The sentence they are given is a life sentence with a minimum term in prison. They will then be eligible to apply for licence, which means they can serve the rest of their sentence in the community. They will only be released if it is considered that they can safely live in society with adequate monitoring, and they will have restrictions. If they commit further crime at any time in their life they will go back to prison.

Sickening. Did the mother abuse her as well or was it the man and she failed to protect Isabelle?

Because they are inadequate scum themselves.

Can't live without some excuse for a man in their lives

I have friends who have fostered many children successfully, one night they were handed by the Social Services a two tear old who was more like a wild animal than a child. It took 6 weeks to gain any semblance of trust but gradually the child responded to them and they loved him. They have two natural children but they tried for adoption - only to be told they are too religious, in that they attend Chapel once a week, there were no other problems. Then after 6 months the phone call came - the Social Services removed the child from them because Mum had to have him back or she would lose her flat and that was that, "Mum" had promised the Social Workers she would give up the drugs and stop locking the child on balcony when she saw her "clients" as soon as she had him back. So that was that, the child was dragged screaming to their car, it broke their hearts. I have worked in the addiction field for more than 30 years and I unfortunately have never seen case where the love of the child has over ridden the love of the drug of choice, in any using addict.