How could we have let Sara down so badly?

It's such a preventable tragedy yet it wasn't prevented. That poor wee girl. I can't bear to think of what she suffered.
What must the other children have seen and heard. They're still in Pakistan? I hope they're with kind people

I read he was violent towards her mother. How did he manage to get custody I wonder, how awful that he did.

Such a heartbreaking account.

It’s unbearable.

Yes it is. Absolutely unbearable.

petal53

Sara’s Polish mother was interviewed on television, can’t remember which channel, when he was first arrested. She said on television how violent he was towards her, which is why she left him. No doubt his history of violence was why Sara was considered at risk from the day of her birth.

But he was still given custody of her 😡

I know I had nothing to do with this, but I actually feel guilty because all the services let her down. Services that I was a part of when I was teaching. I had to refer to Social Services on several occasions. That the school, Social Services, the police, and finally the Family Court judge all let her down so badly has really upset me.

Every time this happens , they say we can’t let this happen again, and yet it goes on and on. It’s unbearable!

Someone close to our family has spent a year training to be a foster parent and time after time the final ‘panel’ has cancelled because of ill health. I think of all those children who are in need of this kind, intelligent , caring man and would have a loving, safe and secure home with him. Whats wrong with our social services. !!!!!

Lessons have not been learned, as this keeps happening again and again.
I hope they rot in jail for the rest of their lives, because it is what they deserve.

How can a child known to be at risk end up so injured, and suffer so much???

Sara’s Polish mother was interviewed on television, can’t remember which channel, when he was first arrested. She said on television how violent he was towards her, which is why she left him. No doubt his history of violence was why Sara was considered at risk from the day of her birth.

It's so awful.

Yes Kate, he has been violent towards more than one woman, over many years, and the authorities were aware. Other children have complained about him, just named as a child in the DM to protect their privacy.
He was nasty, cruel brute. A vile individual. I hope he never gets out of prison.

No surprises there, the scumbag.

It has come out that her father has a history of violence towards women and children which he appears to have got away with.

I'm at the point where I avoid reading about these cases, because I just can't put them out of my mind.
Just all of it, the mistakes, the lessons learned speeches, the short sentences, all of it.

Just horrific.
R.i.P poor little soul.

Unfortunately we know that the authorities will trot out their favourite sound bite in cases like this lessons will be learnt

It really is distressing.

It's horrendous. That poor child. The poor jurors. I wish I hadn't read it. There is another (older) thread on this somewhere which may be of interest.

And I can only imagine the damage done to the other children in the household. Words fail me because we know it will happen again.