Preston Davey, another baby P.

I had to turn off the tv .I am so distressed. How did this happen ?who was checking on them? Surely he was taken to immunisations etc, I hope they get their just reward in prison ,

Oh it is so heartbreaking that beautiful little chap went through terrible abuse including sexual abuse

It's beyond imagining. That poor, poor wee thing. What a disgusting monster his adoptive father is. All his histrionic behaviour too.😡

Beyond words and comprehension.

This depraved, hideous individual was a teacher FFS 🤬🤬🤬

I am not usually vindictive but in this case. It is very satisfying to know that they will both get long sentences, possibly full life sentences and every second of it will be hell, because child killers are not welcomed by other inmates and the dreadful details of this case, will stick in every fellow inmates craw. With luck they will suffer as much in prison as they made this poor baby suffer.

That poor, poor child. How on earth were these two ever considered fit to adopt. Obviously the local authority could not know they were paedophile perverts of the worst kind, but surely something about them should have rung a few bells.

I don’t know anything about it, but can only imagine.
& this is why I believe in capital punishment for these ‘evil people’
No place on this earth for anyone like that.

That poor poor child.
There will without a doubt be more children who have been harmed by these men.
That

Mind you other prisoners will dole out their own punishment more than likely. Yes maybe hanging is too good for them.

Sago, thanks for starting this thread. I’ve been following the trial, feeling physically sick and distressed about the horrific abuse this baby was subjected to.

I can’t comment of the assessment process because we don’t have that information. What is clear to me is that when Preston moved from his foster, to prospective adoptive home, red flags were waving very early
It may seem irrelevant but my experience and training was you don’t change a child’s name on placement. They changed his name to Elijah. Clear sign they were more concerned about their needs and wishes rather than the baby’s. Adopters sometimes add a name of their choice at say adoption or Christening ceremony. Gradually that name might be used

Jamie Vardy told a work colleague, weeks into placement he was having dark thoughts about suffocating the baby. She did nothing until months after their arrest

They put obstacles in the way of the baby seeing his former foster carer, his primary attachment figure.

The hospital visits. A fractured elbow in an infant has to be a red flags. In these circumstances a curious social worker could have got a second opinion from an experienced paediatrician.

It also seems the couple complained from day one that Preston didn’t sleep well, also that this was affecting their sex life. Hands up Gransnetters, when we had babies was our focus our baby or sex.

I’ll stop here

Sorry, must add on name changes, I’m talking infants, not older children placed for adoption. They keep their names

I’ve been reading about this case as it proceeded and hoping they wouldn’t get away with it. They’re a disgusting pair of perverts. And don’t they look like it from their photos. How were they considered in the first place.

That poor dear little baby, especially with a mother like he had. If she hadn’t been allowed out to breed this would never have happened in the first place.
Poor little soul. I hope they get everything that’s coming to them.

These men are evil men. Not because they are homosexual but because they are vile evil men.

I doubt whether is was due to them being same couples that they slipped through the net, it’s more likely to be because they lied and their social workers were, like all, overworked and under supervised.

Horribly tragic and appalling, most of all, heartbreaking.

The hospital reported their concerns to their social worker who told Varley not to worry! Then another woman, supposedly an independent sent along as he’d had three hospital visits, said nothing to concern her. They need relieving of their jobs. Useless pair.

Cossy - what about the Paediatricians? Without them rasing concerns, sw hands tied. If medics or sw had been concerned, a joint police - sw investigation would and should have happened. That should involve examining mobile phones. All over for these two

For those interested, there is a full factual breakdown on Sky News, much more comprehensive than the BBC. They name the two social workers. They also name the hospital employees who did raise concerns. It was the social workers who, in their wisdom, didn’t pursue the obvious.

Thanks Silvershadow. I’ll read it. I’m interested (🙈) in the experience the sw had. Sometimes early specialism into fostering and adoption means not enough experience of assessing and working in safeguarding.

I could have cried when I saw his beautiful little face and realised he never stood a chance.

I know people will disagree but I don’t care. I don’t think people in same sex relationships should be allowed to adopt. There was a similar case a year or two ago with two men and then two women who killed their little girl. In cases like this the child’s needs are paramount not the prospective parents.

I also think that nobody dared speak out (As Sago suggests) in case they were accused of being homophobic.

I sincerely hope little Preston rests in peace now.