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Bandanadrama · 14/04/2023 17:52

Too many horrible cases like this in the news lately.

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TulipsandButterflies · 14/04/2023 18:11

Awful. Poor baby boy. His parents were drug addicts, the house was disgusting. How the hell did this baby boy end up being returned to these sick excuses of human beings?!!

Cakeandcoffee93 · 14/04/2023 23:53

I’ve just read this and it’s broken my heart. I’m sobbing. The picture of him led asleep looking so safe and happy.
how could someone be such a monster to a child.
how could he have gone back to them so soon after being taken away.
god my heart aches for this evil act.

Parsley1234 · 15/04/2023 08:46

What’s even more unbelievable is that it seems like he wasn’t their only child the mum was 19 then - she said when trying to leave her partner he won’t see the kids again. It is absolutely also incredulous that a social worker wasn’t permitted entry then saw the mother buying drugs down the road. The councils reply was they felt the parents were doing a good job as one went out to score the other stayed at home WTF get your heads out of your asses and stop this race to the bottom. The correct answer would be the parents are doing a terrible job no drug use is permissible and we really fucked up and grotesquely let this baby down by returning him to a shit tip where he suffered 170 injuries in 39 days.

MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 15/04/2023 08:51

How long until they trot out the old 'lessons will be learned'

Except unfortunately for these poor children lessons are never ever fucking learned.

specialTea · 16/04/2023 22:37

Sounds like the fault here lies 100% with the family court judge

The social worker family and everyone didn't want Finley to return . Poor social worker off with stress after the verdict and death :(

Wonder what remedy there is against family court judges who ignore social workers? Appalling

JackOBothSides · 16/04/2023 22:53

specialTea · 16/04/2023 22:37

Sounds like the fault here lies 100% with the family court judge

The social worker family and everyone didn't want Finley to return . Poor social worker off with stress after the verdict and death :(

Wonder what remedy there is against family court judges who ignore social workers? Appalling

Well tbf the blame lies 100% with the complete bastards that caused 57 fractures and 71 burns on that little baby boy. They are the ones that killed him

But yes - the poor social workers; it must be awful to know that your views are being ignored. Such a hard job Flowers

VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 26/05/2023 14:16

I’m just watching the sentencing.

christ. That poor poor poor baby

GreenIsle · 26/05/2023 14:24

I'm a children's social worker and I'm sitting here with my 4 month old baby and 1 year I just burst into tears. That poor baby, all that pain.

He was completely failed. I have no words.

Rip beautiful boy.

VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 26/05/2023 14:28

I can’t get over 46 fractures in his ribs. 46!

he’s spent his entire last month in absolute agony.

that poor paramedic.

VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 26/05/2023 14:29

@GreenIsle you do a hard job, but a worthy one. Thank you for doing it. My ex MIL was one, it takes its toll

AllotmentTime · 26/05/2023 14:36

I keep thinking of the paramedic who answered the 999 call. That must have been so utterly horrifying. Whoever they are, I hope they are okay. 😢😢

ChildcarePanic · 26/05/2023 15:02

Currently looking at my son who has fallen asleep and thinking about how bad I feel when I accidentally bump his head on something, or cut his fingernail too short. I cannot even begin to imagine what sort of pain Finley was in with the unimaginable amount of injuries he had. I don't understand how someone can do this to a tiny child who could have been taken into care if they didn't want him. I feel really wobbly even listening to this. Poor boy.

LakeTiticaca · 26/05/2023 15:03

I wonder when there will be a crackdown the acceptability of weed.
Will that be when people start to accept that it's not harmless?
The town I live in is choc full of dopehead parents stinking of weed, dragging along a string of kids in filthy clothes, effing and jeffing at the poor mites.
And yes there has been more than one child murdered around this area over the years, mostly involving drugged up parent(s)

loislovesstewie · 26/05/2023 15:16

I find it hard to express my feelings for these two. I really can't get my head around why any adult wants to repeatedly assault a baby and why the 'mother' just stands by. I'm sorry there really are no words.

AlltheFs · 26/05/2023 15:22

And yet in the same vein, mumsnet is full of posts incredulous that some would call social services if they hear children crying regularly or people shouting at children and think people should mind their own business.

That baby cried. No-one helped.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 26/05/2023 15:35

Is this the case where the courts ignored the social worker and went with cafcass?

VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 26/05/2023 15:35

Or was that yet another heart breaking one

RedRosette2023 · 26/05/2023 15:36

I know this is an old thread but ive just learned of this poor baby, a news article flashed up on my phone. Wish I hadn’t seen it. It bought me to tears. That poor sweet boy. I bet his foster parents are so heartbroken. I just can’t understand how anyone could behave that way towards a child.

RedRosette2023 · 26/05/2023 15:36

AlltheFs · 26/05/2023 15:22

And yet in the same vein, mumsnet is full of posts incredulous that some would call social services if they hear children crying regularly or people shouting at children and think people should mind their own business.

That baby cried. No-one helped.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

Absolutely.

Pahpahpotato · 26/05/2023 15:38

That poor sweet angel, he deserved so much better. It hurts my heart that anyone could do this to such an innocent soul, so tiny.

RedRosette2023 · 26/05/2023 15:49

What drives someone to act out like that to such a sweet baby? What sort of disorder must you have to have?

StormySam · 26/05/2023 15:49

These are the times when I really struggle with my feelings about the death penalty. Those people murdered him in such a horrific way. It doesn't feel like justice even though the judge has given the maximum sentence.

briansgardenshed · 26/05/2023 15:54

MN is also full of people who complain about teachers "interfering" or neighbours "judging" and "useless" GPs who don't give you what you want or "accuse" you. If someone comments that maybe there might be a better way to treat your kids they get told "My kids, my rules". Women and men who have kids in terrible circumstances, poor housing, no relationship to speak of, no work, on drugs - and we "offer support" - which usually means more money for drugs. We know this but won't change it.
Everyone thinks they should be allowed to do what the fuck they like - until there's a death like this and then everyone "sobs".

No-one does anything about it - and won't. Heartbreaking.

OscarsAmmonite · 26/05/2023 16:01

It's just so awful. His poor little face in the pictures.