"Having read the lengthy court ruling linked earlier, it could not be more obvious that the Challenor children have suffered neglect and abuse on a massive scale from birth."
I've read the report in family law week from 2010 (if my timeline is correct hat would be a year before the crime he was convicted of, 3 years before the children were removed and 5 years before the victim disclosed). I would say that there is nothing in that report that suggests that they suffered neglect and abuse on a massive scale.
Reading that I see an overwhelmed mother in a tiny house, not coping very well with three growing children. She still overcoming previous losses - two children removed, a child death and miscarriage and is understandably paranoid about her childrens health. The mother was disbelieved by social services that a medical mistake had been made over X and Z did have genuine medical problems (although relatively minor), which they seemed dismissive of. The mother appears to recognise that she has been "overly vigilant"
The local authority withdrew their applications to take X and Y into care recognising that they had taken action that wasnt supported by evidence.
Nothing in that report suggests actual abuse, just a struggling mother not coping and looking for help from medical professionals. It clearly wasnt great, and impacting the children, but nothing in that report would suggest that the children were living with a man who would rape and torture a 10 year old.
And to be honest, if someone;s house is messy and unclean and they are pestering doctors unnecessarily, its a problem, and social services should be offering help with that.
But that is a million miles away from child pornography, torture and rape which was the real problem in the home at the point where the children were eventually removed.