James O'Brien reacts to the 'unbearable' Sara Sharif story | LBC

[@JanSaevebek]

Why were the parents allowed to "homeschool" her when she had already been referred to child services 2 or 3 times before?

[@alundavies1016]

Because there is no law to stop it. That is under discussion from what I have read. Parents have a lot of rights over their children, some of which bang into the rights of the child. I hope that the law is changed.

[@DeeFibbs]

To few case workers, cut backs over 14 years

[@Skygrey2943]

Yeah home schooling often hides many forms of abuse.

[@sparkleb.9221]

I'd like to hear from people working in schools but you won't bc they don't want to point the finger.... no way would my kids' schools accept a cursory email. There would be visits home, check ups.

[@SmokeroftheFuture-y5c]

@JanSaevebek How do we know he wasn't just training her to be the next female Rocky, just a thought?

[@knockshinnoch1950]

Why was the father given custody when he had a record of assault against women? Sara should've been removed from his "care" at that point. The system is stretched to breaking point- poorly paid social workers with unworkable caseloads. A chaotic family background- 3 adults in Sara's life participated in this horrific abuse- I'm struggling to get my head around this.

[@s6edge706]

Cs the mother was just as bad with the abuse. As for the social services, they can't keep taking children off the parents..

[@hughoxford8735]

Why wasn’t he deported?

[@Dilshad420]

​​​@@s6edge706Where did you hear that mother was as bad as father ? Sara was okay until she was moved to her father in 2019.

[@mommy538]

The biological mum was worse at the time.

[@sharonb7437]

Heartbreaking. All children deserve love and respect.

[@TheSuzberry]

Assuming that a parent is the best carer in all circumstances is mistake #1. But, how do you find a better home for a child who is this abused? Is foster care better?

[@minui8758]

@@TheSuzberry no it’s not better. Well perhaps fractionally so but only fractionally. Out of the frying pan so to speak. As a survivor of chronic abuse I have to say you just have to realise you’re going to be very disadvantaged and have constant emotional problems. The lie that there’s a way out is even more insidious than the truth that life is pain and struggle ever after

[@niallh6453]

All children deserve love and respect…….and our protection.

[@slartibartfast7921]

We as a species need to recognise how we treat the powerless. Children and animals. I was a victim and it never goes away.

[@Wishing_you_peace]

Everything comes before children: religion, politics and egos. It's wrong.

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

I went to prison for smacking a boy (with a tennis racquet) 🎾 I completely regret it, the Umpire made some terrible calls and I took my frustration out on the (admittedly slow) ball-boy. However, I also think that the child hitting community also need support and rehabilitation to ensure that we don't continue to do this. It's an unpopular opinion and awfully woke of me, but children really shouldn't be hit at all, especially not when they are helping out at tennis tournaments.

[@lyndae2810]

Not just children and animals, anyone vulnerable, elderly, special needs... we need more compassion and understanding as a species.

[@katchbulletriveradventures38]

Humans do recognise It's just what Humans do

[@katp6340]

That attitude is what's wrong with this world.

[@mangosamosa4378]

Absolutely horrifying case. This girl was 10 years old when she was killed. Abuse going on for "years" would be most of her time on this world. Even limiting it to counting those numbers of years to the fingers on one hand would be most of her life as a self aware human being. As much as I like to think of myself as an empathetic person, I cannot for the life of me comprehend the thought process of someone who would subject another person - especially a child - to that. Whether you believe in an afterlife, reincarnation, or neither - may these two never find peace again.

[@juliusnovachrono4370]

As a Muslim, it is stated that children who die before puberty are taken to Heaven without any form of judgement. They are then cared for by the Prophet Abraham.

[@serendipidus8482]

We will never comprehend it but it will always be a possibility. Children need at least yearly medical check ups and to go to school or if not at school to have inspections randomly for kids safety. I homeschooled mine and was always happy to see the inspector but I could have lied and there would have been nobody to notice. Its very perfunctory filling out a checklist can the child read down he do numbers. Yes yes sure ... not a real assessment of how they are getting on. And even if not abused they may be just neglected as far as their education goes. And you could just lie and they do one assessment and that's it. Maybe another at high school age. That authorities are the only thing that are between these kids and their abusive parents. And while we can't control who abuses who we can control how authorities deal with it. I'm minding a girl who has been taken from her parents i dont know why and didn't ask its not my bussiness but I'm not vetted by anyone. ..a social worker is not enough they have to have a medical professional to check for bruises and injuries. If you know a child or suspect a child has been harmed it can't just be a social worker visiting for 15 minutes. We used to have a nurse at school who would do scoliosis tests and hearing tests and if you had a problem you could go to her and talk to her any time. If you fell if you had a sick tummy if you had been bullied and were sad.

[@beebeeman9708]

according to james o'brien it isn’t social services fault what an i.mbecile

[@ashleywilson2072]

We simply don't have the money or resources to fund adequate or cohesive social services. We are not Norway or Finland. They tax the rich to support the vulnerable. We tax the poor and ignore the vulnerable.

[@zetectic7968]

We have the money but choose to spend it on other things but I agree we don't tax the rich enough

[@jacquelinehillson9589]

Very true statement indeed 👏

[@muireannmccarthy1973]

It's cultural

[@jacquelinehillson9589]

@ don’t be fooled this type of abuse goes on in all cultures, some a lot more than others, western culture hides it well , many people travel to dark places to engage in this evil.

[@JohnHaveaguessGoogle]

There were multiple reports to social services...who also had a long history/file of abuse carried out by the convicted. Yet social services failed to act to protect the child...YET AGAIN.

[@jameshollyoak8230]

Why was her dad allowed to have her back , when they knew about his violence ? That judge needs sacking ,

[@s6edge706]

Cs the mum was the same.

[@mISSsophisa]

how so? so why is she not in prison then?

[@mommy538]

Because the biological mum was worse and the children accused her of abuse.

[@beebeeman9708]

according to james o'brien it isn’t social services fault

[@Bertaut]

The most horrifying thing I've ever seen or heard was Arthur Labinjo-Hughes sitting alone in his bedroom and crying that "nobody loves me." As cynical and world weary as I am, that absolutely destroyed me.

[@grahamdrummond2412]

That does hit home doesn't it

[@s6edge706]

Sebastian kalinewski death was traumatic aswell

[@shanghaichica]

And poor little Logan Mowangi, died thinking his dad didn’t love him because of the lies his mother told him. It’s heartbreaking.

[@Dilshad420]

Exactly. I was so traumatised for months due to that news about Arthur

[@matt9499]

I'm a social worker in adult safeguarding. I refused to go into children's social work because of ridiculously high risk and caseloads. Social workers in children's are senior managers after 3-4 years. There is no way enough experienced workers and most of them leave after a few years

[@DeeLee-p8c]

Social workers 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@pauladaniels-bc7rj]

Sorry no excuse for leaving that child with those parents,social services are complicit in this x

[@matt9499]

@@pauladaniels-bc7rj not trying to make excuses, just stating what the situation is like. We'll see who is responsible when the review is published

[@GloriaHoulihan]

Malika Al Kattib aged 8 had her throat cut by her father when defending her mother who was being beaten. ☘️ Her funeral was in County Waterford.

[@Georgeconna32]

James the pious pratt

[@hughoxford8735]

Jesus wept. The neoliberal corporate globalist elites have done to Ireland in ten years what the British failed to do in ten centuries

[@MsCharlieBrown78]

@@Georgeconna32 why are you here then?

[@MatthewSmith-j1l]

Same here. Heard about 20 seconds of it and turned it off. I really don't need details and I feel for the people (police, doctors, etc) that have to witness this stuff

[@stuc3195]

Urfan Sharif. Came to the UK on a student visa. In 2003. Studied business. Became a taxi driver. Lived in the UK for over 20 years Needed an interpretor at court. What a joke

[@lynnelowery8435]

And was arrested in buisness class ,on an Emirates flight.

[@captainbadger1013]

Yes. His defence was that he was able to discipline his child by "their ways".

[@Getonwithit204]

@stuc3195. Thought it wouldn't be long before someone had to bring that up. What does them having a translator in court have to do with anything?

[@arthurdent182]

Needed? Or was told to use one? As someone with experience in this field, even people who speak English well as a second language are given interpreters. Reduces ambiguity in their speech.

[@captainbadger1013]

@@Getonwithit204 I think the point is that they shouldn't have even been here. They arrived on a student visa and had a sham marriage.

[@delver1857]

Sorry James but child services share huge responsibility here. There were clear signs of abuse. And once again not enough has been done to save this poor girl. A beautiful angel stolen from the world. Let's hope some real justice is delivered in prison

[@ScruffyTubbles]

There are obvious reasons why they didn't move in.

[@adambinnie1332]

Yes, we all know the obvious reasons for sure!

[@ashleysewell5959]

Jame's policy is to defend public servants unconditionally. Its all part of the Marxist ideology.

[@delver1857]

@@ScruffyTubbles yep, incompetence

[@michelleo8279]

​​​@@ScruffyTubbles Obvious reasons? Baby P? Logan Mwangi? Star Hobson? Should I continue? Do you not watch the news?

[@missmaxinethompson7407]

Been watching this case since it was first reported...I'm just rocking and crying. Just tired of the evil

[@stephfoxwell4620]

He'd been reported to Police or social services 8 times since 2013.

[@hectorhaus1823]

Home schooling is the gift that keeps on giving for child abusers. Needs to be banned and the parents arrested for assault when this happens, not walking on eggshells over cultural sensitivities.

[@bowdencable7094]

I'd agree if it weren't for the generations of abused children who go through the school system completely unnoticed. And the children abused in school by personnel and peers. It's not like there's a great track record. It's not the schooling, it's the lack of quick action against and prosecution of abusers.

[@softshallow7435]

@@bowdencable7094even so, it’s still going in the right direction, banning home schooling for vulnerable children is one barrier that will hopefully taken down.

[@shakilakhan7718]

I'm from Woking and know homeschoolers. The parents have visits and meetings with a rep from the council. You can't just disappear off the radar. This poor girl was also let down by her school and the institution

[@eattherich9215]

The litany of children being murdered by parents and/or guardians go back as far as I can remember. In 1973, Maria Colwell was killed by her stepfather after being returned from foster care to the care of her mother. The resulting enquiry was supposed to change social work, but the deaths at the hands of sociopaths continue. STOP returning at risk children to bad home environments.

[@UnknownUser-by4le]

blane the courts not the social worker

[@countesscable]

That clip of her strumming the guitar and singing broke my heart, my little Granddaughter does the same thing. I’m sure those vile people will get their just desserts in prison.

[@anonemini319]

With ALL THAT SMOKE why did the Family Court think that she`d be better off in the fire? My Heart weeps.

[@Stroopwaffe1]

Social workers can absolutely ask for a child's face to be cleaned.

[@anneperry9014]

I know, and I would have insisted!!!!

[@JackGalliver]

@@anneperry9014 Are you a social worker Anne?

[@Sean-Ireland]

You mentioning some of the names from historic cases of children who suffered terrible abuse and going into some of the details of the suffering they went through made me remember these horrible cases and yes as a grown man i admit i wept, if any of you suspect something is not right with a child you know please i beg you say and do something, doing nothing because you are afraid of being wrong is not something to fear it shows you care when you speak up and just may be the voice a child needs. RIP little angels and heartfelt apologies that we as a Nation failed you. Love from Ireland.

[@tracyferrier9268]

Great respect to you Sir x

[@juliet3827]

The father of Sara Sharif was awarded custody of the schoolgirl despite being accused of abusing her siblings and mother for years.

[@sparkleb.9221]

If you have never experienced the horror show that is social services in this country, count yourself blessed. I know they are under funded but the way they function internally is back to front.

[@nicolafieldsteamcontrol1927]

It is not easy to report safeguarding concerns because there are always reasons why it should not or will not be fully investigated. Safeguarding concerns can be easily allayed by a tickbox exercise. 'We are satisfied that sufficient safeguards are in place.' Children who are home-schooled should not be cut off from the kind of oversight we hope that children in schools are protected by. I was an abused child who went to school in the 60s and 70s. Children are very well rehearsed and groomed to appear 'normal', and to perform being happy and OK. For most of us, what we experience is all we know. We think everyone must experience this, and we are told we are being beaten and abused because we are bad. We don't want others to know this. The skills, time and resources needed to fully observe children and read underlying signs are simply not funded. Social workers have unmanageable caseloads. Austerity kills.

[@alundavies1016]

If you want to do something then volunteer as a school governor. I became a parent governor a few years back and you do feel that you are helping children. If you think schools are “dodgy” maybe train a little bit in safeguarding and become a governor. There are laws that should protect children, and schools try and protect children as much as they can, but the protection ends at the school gates. I know the processes that are followed by schools to raise concerns with social services, council, police, and the schools I have worked with them work hard to help kids. If the kids are not in school then they are at more risk, because the stats don’t lie, children (and partners) are far more likely to be abused by someone at home, rather than anyone they will meet in public. Schools have process on process to identify and try to protect children, but they can only pass information on to other authorities.

[@andrewclifton185]

Humanity is just Broken - May that poor little girl now R.I.P

[@Birdman7456]

Victoria Climbie, Baby P, Daniel Pelka, Lola James, Kaylea Titford and Logan Mwangi. The list goes on and on and on. More important to talk about millionaire farmers or pensioners heating. 😡

[@Sean22ei]

Or maybe the total failure of left wing Children’s services.

[@UnknownUser-by4le]

how many were saves

[@jonnyl425]

Hope the parents get whats coming in prison

[@CEO786]

That’s a very bad mindset to have - that’s not the Christian values we have in Britain. We may support and back the massacre of the family of Jesus Christ in Palestine but we can’t allow this to happen in the uk otherwise we would be termed as hypocrites!!

[@Rory_B_Bellowes]

Nah, the community leader will have a word and make sure they are treated like heroes by their Muslim brothers 😳

[@MsCharlieBrown78]

@@Rory_B_Bellowes judging people by your own leaders standards?

[@Rory_B_Bellowes]

@@MsCharlieBrown78 who’s my leader then??

[@07lila69]

@@Rory_B_Bellowes Jimmy Savile

[@organicwest]

They will have their day in jail. Just evil.

[@SmokeroftheFuture-y5c]

@organicwest surely it's God's judgement they need to be worrying about if they're evil.

[@SeanPittaway-lb9bg]

Imagine using the loss of a child to make that pathetic point.

[@shippo_53]

Yeah I’m sure the threat of a make believe person is terrifying

[@TNT-1313]

May her soul rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏.

[@strictlygrey]

Powerful piece James.

[@jeffsimon9594]

It is indeed a powerful hairpiece.

[@GloriaHoulihan]

FGM is happening in Britain. Many, many cases of complications are being treated in hospitals .

[@davidbull7210]

Of all the awful stories in the sea of filth, these ones are the worst and when one becomes a parent they become almost unbearable. The ultimate betrayal by those who are meant to care and love. There is no consolation. We only move on from these stories by getting distracted by something else.

[@DanielJones-c1i]

Of course it the parents fault but having dealt with social services on sensitive and worrying matters you realise how inept and almost corrupt they can be.

[@hilarysimpson3725]

Social services not doing their job again.

[@colincampbell4261]

Difficult job.

[@readwithcareplease22]

They do not hgave enough time, resource, people to provide the service they want to.. Thank your stars that you live in a place where the concept of having this 'service' was even imagined..

[@JackGalliver]

You can apply as a family support worker and get involved without a degree to support children. I would recommend you do so, to understand.

[@deancyrus1]

8:31 the teachers knew he was starving but the boy wasn't removed from the household? Unforgivable

[@alundavies1016]

Teachers can’t remove kids from parents. All they can do is pass their concerns onto the Council or Police. Once the child is taken out of school, they can’t even do that.

[@BigBaldMartin]

My partner works at a school, all they can do is inform the pastoral manager/assistant. They will then inform social services. The amount I've been told that she's seen and reported yet nothing has been done is disgusting and incredibly upsetting. The amount of children in her class that are neglected and/or abused is abhorrent let alone the fact social services are doing absolutely nothing.

[@JackGalliver]

@@BigBaldMartin Please apply to be a family support worker or if you want to do the degree or masters, a social worker. You will understand the context. Or, you can chill and react online when something happens.

[@LindaDavis-q4u]

The Maria Colwell case in Brighton who was killed by her father 51 years ago was supposed to never happen to a child again and still it happens and nobody apart for the parent(s)/carer(s) seem to be found guilty of responsibility.

[@UnknownUser-by4le]

Linda you should train as a social worker, I am sure that we would then have no child deaths.

[@imaanhadi1340]

Heart breaking but still happening😢

[@SmokeroftheFuture-y5c]

@imaanhadi1340 Yeah but culturally enriching and look how do we not know that he wasn't just training her at home like Rocky to be the next big female boxer? Then you wouldn't be complaining because you'd have a couple more great sequels!!

[@robertcoleman6153]

First thing I said was to acknowledge that a social services failure had clearly occurred

[@sadiemallyon829]

What makes me angry is they keep telling us it will never happen again but it does, those who are responsible for not protecting this little girl should be called to account but they never are , this has been happening for years, when will we learn ??

[@julieraymond-walters1481]

Who do you think is responsible for protecting children. Parents, grandparents, neighbours, teacher, doctors, social workers?

[@robertcoleman6153]

It's easy with 20 20 hindsight vision to point the finger at a social work failure and undoubtedly there has been. However, the flip side is criticism of social services for taking children away from parents. Very often they are caught between a rock and a hard place. Also, social services are critically under staffed with workers carrying unmanageable number of cases. It is a direct consequence of failing to adequately fund social services that cases like this will continue to happen

[@Wishing_you_peace]

It is politics as well. Managers fear racism accusations, especially in parts of UK where commissioners are Muslim.

[@bronte333]

There is absolutely no excuse for inaction in this instance. Hindsight does not come into it. Many things happened to this little girl over 10 years. It was blatantly obvious she was in danger. Blaming lack of staff and funding is to excuse the criminal inaction of those involved.

[@dawnlynch6300]

As a teacher I have sat in many meetings regarding children at risk. When we questioned a decision that social workers made allowing a child to remain with extended family who were as bad as the child's parents we were told don't judge them by your values.

[@lj6871]

💯 truth. Social services failure to act directly led to the death of this little girl and that is horrific and inexcusable on their part

[@JackGalliver]

@@Wishing_you_peace I don't think that is prevalent. Not in my experience any way. The likelihood here is manipulation and intimidation on the parent/step parents part.

[@g.pmoore4293]

Life will not be pleasant for them in prison.

[@andykopgod]

We are just to soft and liberal as a nation, too polite, too happy to turn the other cheek as to not upset different cultures. Will we learn from this? Probebly not.

[@malcbush9551]

Yes you do ask the parent to wipe the Nutella of the face and you shouldn't worry about offending the parents when a child safety is at risk!! Everyone of these stories is just sickening.

[@deerheart87]

Exactly

[@JackGalliver]

You can volunteer or work part time as a family support worker. You do not have to be a qualified social worker. I recommend you do that, to get a partial picture of what the role looks like. I don't think you wold last Malc.

[@paulbosse262]

In reading we had trey blue, girl who died..I dont like ss but I also feel for them. The problem is they intervene in cases which only need support and dont act on cases which need it. It's not the sw but the systemic failures which are truly horrific

[@IMBlakeley]

I do wonder how many cases each social worker is handling, like every service their budgets have been gutted.

[@onlyme219]

It''s no secret accidents happen in prison with really hot sugared tea all the time

[@charanjitsidhu4733]

TIME after TIME , ABUSING and MURDERING CHILDREN , the SOCIAL SERVICES says LESSONS will be LEARNED . Same old EMPTY WORDS.

[@charanjitsidhu4733]

@@RafaelMichaelJackson Agree to a point , but HOW many CHILDREN are being abused that the SYSTEM are aware OFF. What I cannot comprehend, why have CHILDREN to COMMIT HEINOUS CRIMES.( women and men)

[@Shankill-Belfast]

...Now Now James - Chin up! - don't forget how wonderful multi-cultural Britain is today! - "Stronger Together" and all that stuff!

[@itssamiyoutube]

so sad hope shes laid too rest allah bless you.❤

[@paulwbafc73]

I am surprised you covered this story. Very sad and awful.

[@martinwyke]

IIRC baby Peter was returned to his mother several times after being hospitalised and abuse diagnosed. This is similar in that even when so many knew and reported it, nothing happened to save her.

[@KMA-1999]

Hi James. I listen to you regularly and often watch your clips in full. This clip on the other hand I could not watch it anymore after 1 minute. Having welcomed my first born only a week ago, I can’t comprehend how someone would put their own child through such sick torture.

[@bbuzz1687]

So were the neighbours who heard and saw and did nothing.

[@GeirRssaak]

Interesting! People in Europe do not want to interfere with their neighbours!

[@CB-hv2dg]

Judging by the facts of this case the neighbours could have been beating down the door of the social services office and nothing would have been done to save her. The concerns of qualified professionals weren’t properly acted upon let alone people from the poor girl’s street. A complete system failure that has cost a helpless young child her life.

[@farallimacha]

There was 15 reports to social services, including the neighbours reports. All ignored.

[@murielbrown3013]

These awful family members came here twenty odd years ago on so-called student visas...translation services were used during the court processes...the father worked as a taxi driver...doctors and scientists come to mind.

[@MickSeddon]

Unfortunately these sort of people exist. And only get found out too late. Someone must have known.

[@majeebabbas4590]

Social services complete waste of time. No will, no will do do anything to make children safe. System full of useless rules .

[@violator7964]

It’s horrifying but I think there is a limit to how much we can expect society to protect all children and we have to proceed with the assumption that the parents of children are going to care for them. If we can’t guarantee that, there’s a limit to what we can expect of our social services.

[@craigramsay9588]

Wait for it ,,, lessons will be learnt

[@rufustfirefly7389]

Child Protection. The job nobody wants to do any more.

[@jamesbirch130]

Thats due to the fact that everything now is about blame..not actual protection...

[@niallh6453]

Those three people were responsible for this innocent child’s horrific death. We are all responsible for child protection, not just those professionals dealing directly with children. A more civilised society will be nearer when we all take responsibility.

[@GloriaHoulihan]

Honour Based Abuse is something that also threatens vulnerable women. Karma Nirvana is an organization that may be of help to some.

[@Getonwithit204]

Honour based? On a 10 year old?

[@kemalistdevrimturkaydnlanm168]

@@Getonwithit204sadly true.

[@theevildrjelly4626]

The government are not funding the social services enough

[@markconway3481]

It's not just finances .Information is not being shared properly between agencies .Im in the care sector so I know what goes on

[@theevildrjelly4626]

@ social services knew of the case and did nothing they ended involvement

[@inbb510]

No amount of funding would change this if cultural issues aren't addressed.

[@razwanasattar9156]

Baby P comes to mind!

[@infptrueself1275]

The Social services keep changing their stuff which is totally ridiculous and pointless and non effective. The has to be a total team on alert and chasing each case reletensly till the child is safe. You cannot just keep moving files from one social worker to the other and then deal with different cases.

[@moofamo8768]

The justice system failed her as well, why did they take custody away from her mother? It funny how they give custody to the wrong women and/or men!! She would be alive today if she was under the custody of the biological mother!!!

[@alundavies1016]

@@moofamo8768 they would generally favour the mother unless there were some issues with things like accommodation or something practical like that. I haven’t seen anything about why she was with her Father rather than her mother, but it is probably confidential. It is a shame though, as you say.

[@alundavies1016]

I have found a bit more out (Guardian article just published). Her mother was also accused of abuse prior to them separating, and also had “mental capacity” issues. The Father and Mother accused each other of assaulting each other, and the children. Sounds as if neither should have children in their care?

[@sonasp1961]

Ego, a lack of education, innately being a monster possibly because of ones own abuse, so they justify their own actions. The biggest problem is families and the cover ups for whatever reason they want to use to justify it. Social services clearly failed, but so did this little girls whole immediate family, who would have seen what was happening.

[@lynnelowery8435]

Since he came over to go to university as a student, he must have had some education. But ,then again , 20 years here and he still needed an interpreter.

[@njh1811]

This country has its priorities all round its neck. RIP little flower.

[@poorsam9173]

The enrichment just keeps giving. This is what LBC commentators want more of.

[@Markart50]

It absolutely terrified me, desperately sad too.

[@ewenkelly6646]

People not doing their job properly simple

[@anneperry9014]

Exactly!!!!

[@anilasharma2371]

These murderer should be deported to serve their sentences in their own country.

[@jonnyl425]

Shouldn't be here in the first place

[@alundavies1016]

And why would “their” country honour a sentence passed in a foreign country?

[@wandererkenshin7557]

How did this monster get his taxi badge? RIP Sara 🙏 🕊 🕊 🕊

[@jonathanbrown4465]

Those who investigate or deal with cases of suspected neglect must act without fear or favour.

[@bobbygabriel9574]

The system always lets children down.

[@terrytopliss9506]

The time for excuses and buck passing need to be stopped. Information should be shared between all relevant departments and action should be taken without delay to protect these vulnerable children.

[@ClareFlynn-y8w]

Years of lethal cutbacks to social services, the judge giving custody to the violent father because the stepmother had changed him - who could seriously believe that monster could reform - that innocent little girl was totally betrayed by a dysfunctional uncaring system

[@kibonigmbh4463]

My heart weeps😢😢😢

[@deerheart87]

Just unbearably disgusting

[@SmokeroftheFuture-y5c]

@deerheart87 Yeah but culturally enriching?

[@deerheart87]

@SmokeroftheFuture-y5c apparently...... according to our Governments

[@streetdrummersinc4387]

I turned it off to ,just couldn't listen to this.

[@tonyburndred2432]

It’s a strange video to gives a thumbs up, it’s heartbreaking, they are going to have to make the punishment fit the crime, and it’s going to have to be public to deter others.

[@claret6937]

Must be awful being a social worker overloaded and juggling however many cases and having any number which could turn out to be the family that in the end kills their child(ren) or damages them so much they are unlikely to recover. Considering what to do in the lack of sufficient foster, adoption or care places. Presumably 99.9% take the child benefit and so the children must be identified and again similar number will have NHS numbers and so they can be tracked at school or if home schooled or private school. Also, I think the general public needs to have a duty of care to report any issues for children, vulnerable adults and cruelty to animals is often a great but sad indicator of risk to abuse to anything in an individual or couple's power ... but little use having the "report/duty of care bit" if no resources to follow up.

[@itssamiyoutube]

heartbreaking rest in peace hope justice served❤❤

[@JohnGauld]

Grief…. words fail me. Sadness fills me.

[@SaffireSanchezOfficial]

What on earth did that child do so bad that she deserved to be ‘punished’ in such a horrific way.

[@zetectic7968]

Social Service are still using analogue systems in a digital world. The whole issue suffers from Balkanisation, too many agencies & "stakeholders" that don't or can't share information with one another, so no one has a complete picture or ensure proper co-ordination. Add to that underfunding, poor training & denigration of social workers within a system that still maintains that parents are the best people to raise a child 100% of the time.

[@ravondal1958]

It is really up to us isn't it? We need to demand, vote differently if needed, etc. IT IS UP TO US !!!

[@sparkleb.9221]

All the political leaders are the same in my view, just there to line their pockets.

[@jintsfan]

We call out social services and the police’s, but can it be true that the father exploited EU’s rules to stay in this country, and if it is true why isn’t anyone calling this out ?

[@AbsarSyed]

I’m against death penalty. And then I come across a case like this.

[@JohnGauld]

I think we need more tiers of social services to filter inexperienced lower level health care visitors and evaluators reporting upward their observations. Surely the health and welfare and care has to be addressed much more significantly. There are levels and layers of local government who are not suited by a failed rigour of examination. Who are these people in charge of social services.? They have families, they go home at night, they sweep the problems under the carpet or they blame others. Look at Grenfell Towers. How long has it been and still no honesty? No culpability. No more exposure can be seen than this about corruption in entrenched local government. Aargh.

[@ScruffyTubbles]

Thank goodness there is no capital punishment so they can sweat this out for decades on Rule 43.

[@carljames9351]

This is so sad. Now imagine all the children being and have been murdered in Gaza . Let that sink in. Anyone who could harm an innocent child is not human!

[@zoezwar9911]

Abuse is all about control.

[@lflynn5559]

Why is it so many of these poor children are allowed to be 'home schooled' as soon as concerns are raised? Why is it no authority is checking on these 'home schooled' children? This government needs to block this loophole that abusers are exploiting immediately... How many more children are suffering

[@samh8]

When did we lose our compassion, our caring attitude our desire to protect our most vulnerable children, our most vulnerable adults, our disabled and our animals. We see no value in anything, beyond our own needs and for some greed. As a disabled person, the hate out there is real, sometimes the looks I get I think people would rather I was dead than take anything away from them, or so they believe thanks to the hate fueled press against anyone who finds themselves in need of help, which is minimal and nothing like 5* as some people believe. We including all I've mentioned above are seen as expendable, to much trouble to do anything about, the desire to help isn't there, the care isn't there and thus so many fall through the gaps, because we are not seen as important......as a child of abuse, the reason i am disabled in the first place, we are not worthless, we can heal, achieve and actually flourish with just a little support and help, but someone has to care enough in the first place and cut to the bone social services departments, councils and schools, don't have the time or manpower to do what's needed, thanks to government after government using the vulnerable in society as a political tool, instead of bringing real change that is needed.....RIP Little one, i am so sorry we let you down x

[@markconway3481]

Very well stated sir

[@samh8]

@@markconway3481 Thank you

[@deejakes1655]

Why did the father even want her back in the first place? They patently didn't love her, care for her, like her. Where were the grandparents on both sides? What a beautiful life that child could have had born into a different family.. utterly tragic.

[@itssamiyoutube]

failed by those who was supposed too love & care for her so sad hope her brother comes back too uk.

[@molliehughes2794]

Too much focus is put on keeping families together in my opinion. The biological mother and father both appear to have been a shambles and there seems to have been a pattern of abuse including bititng, irons, other things which have been unbareable to learn and know. He should have had no access to the children and they should have been taken into care. The care system needs better funding and reassesment of family courts and priorities. 1 chance is all that should be taken when it comes to children. A theory and practical test to drive a car but you can beat your children black and blue and be on watch lists and still end up murdering them. Its beyond imagination. No punishment will ever possibly be enough.

[@Arthur-it8sk]

Bring back capital punishment. Period.

[@shaunmiller7370]

The system does too much. The system does too little there and is the problem the system has to demonise somebody instead of keeping the finger pointed at the perpetrators of this horrendous crime and drawing up new guidelines on how to keep the eye on vulnerable children now will come the accusations, the incrimination is instead of the right guidance to keeping vulnerable people safe

[@marymutyaba6322]

Why wasn't Sara living with her mum?

[@deerheart87]

Violently abusive as well apparently

[@maryduffy2036]

Name one thing in the UK that is fit for purpose, I'll wait