Family of murdered six-year-old call for ‘total reform of social services’

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ relatives criticise local child protection service that ignored months of torture and abuse

The family of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, the six-year-old boy murdered by his stepmother after months of torture and abuse, have said they fear more children will die unless there is “total reform of social services”.

Relatives added they were disappointed at the scale of intervention taken since Arthur’s death, particularly after a national review found failures in local child protection reflected national shortcomings.

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​Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ relatives criticise local child protection service that ignored months of torture and abuseThe family of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, the six-year-old boy murdered by his stepmother after months of torture and abuse, have said they fear more children will die unless there is “total reform of social services”.Relatives added they were disappointed at the scale of intervention taken since Arthur’s death, particularly after a national review found failures in local child protection reflected national shortcomings. Continue reading…