Ann Walker
Headline:
"Baby P was dying - and I warned them"
Synopsis:
EXCLUSIVE: THE childminder of tortured Baby P revealed yesterday that she repeatedly warned Social Services about his pitiful condition — but they failed to act.
Gazing at the tragic 17-month-old’s teddy — by grim irony bearing the words “I love you” — Ann Walker said: “He was dying. I told them about his state. I said things were not right. But nothing was done.”
The tot’s death in Haringey, North London, from horrific abuse could have been avoided, Ann insisted.
She said: “If someone had taken action we would not be mourning the loss of a baby’s life. The warning signs were all there.”
Baby P died with 50 injuries including a broken back after eight months of agony.
Ann looked after him in his final five weeks of life. She was told it was to “give the mum a break”.
She was ordered to report any injuries she found to social worker Maria Ward. Ms Ward told Ann she would visit Baby P.
But Ann claimed she made just one brief visit.
She went on: “It was upsetting. Four or five times I phoned about bruises, marks, nappy rash and dried blood in his ear.
- Publish date:
- 14 November 2008
- Author:
- David Willets
- Source:
- Daily Mail
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