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Medics failed to question the begetter of Damion Russell astir a bruise connected his head
ByPhil McCann and Jonny HumphriesNorth West
The infirmary wherever Preston Davey was taken by his adoptive begetter aft fatally attacking him saw different toddler the time earlier who was besides aboriginal murdered.
Thirteen-month-old Preston was sexually and physically abused by Jamie Varley, a Blackpool precocious schoolhouse teacher, earlier his decease connected 27 July 2023.
Varley's proceedings prompted waves of nationalist revulsion and an autarkic reappraisal is nether mode into however assorted agencies acted earlier his death.
Damion Russell was killed by his begetter Daniel Hardcastle conscionable weeks aft Blackpool Victoria infirmary unit did not question him astir aged bruising connected his head, the Blackpool Lead reported, external.
The review, by Blackpool Safeguarding Children Partnership, said this did not fulfill the "expected practice".
Hannah Joy Hocking, a person of Damion's biologic parent who has been assisting her with the process, said that immoderate enquiry should see Damion.
"I've seen the quality articles astir Preston recently, and my encephalon instantly conscionable went into reasoning astir Damion," she said.
Damion, two, was seen the time earlier the past of Preston's 3 visits to the hospital's A&E department.
A tribunal was told the small lad had been subjected to a "horrifically violent" onslaught by his begetter successful August 2023.
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Daniel Hardcastle murdered his lad Damion conscionable 3 months aft being granted sole custody
During Hardcastle's sentencing proceeding astatine Preston Crown Court, a justice described however the boy, who died of a encephalon injury, was recovered to beryllium "covered successful injuries, apical to toed and beforehand to back" including an big wound mark.
Hardcastle, who was jailed for beingness with a minimum word of 22 years successful July 2024, had lone precocious been granted sole custody of his son.
In Damion's case, a safeguarding signifier reappraisal successful November recovered that medics spotted a bruise connected the toddler's caput but did not inquire his begetter what had caused it.
In Preston's lawsuit Varley had convinced medics bruising connected the youngster was accidental by showing them a video connected his phone.
However, it was aboriginal revealed the video was recorded 12 days earlier and could not explicate immoderate caller bruising.
Varley was convicted of murder and a raft of different charges including rape and deed with a full beingness situation word past week - portion his spouse John McGowan-Fazakerley - was jailed for 25 years for allowing the decease of a kid and intersexual offences.
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Preston Davey died successful July 2023, 4 months aft being adopted
Both children had precocious been taken from foster families and placed with the parents who murdered them.
Blackpool's coroners' work tin look astatine whether determination were wider causes of their deaths, but it said Damion's lawsuit was closed.
It has not made a determination connected Preston's.
Blackpool South's Labour MP Chris Webb and Fylde MP Andrew Snowden, person called for a nationalist enquiry into imaginable safeguarding failures linked to Preston Davey.
Hannah Joy Hocking has been helping Damion's parent with the aftermath of his death
Hanna Joy Hocking said: "I deliberation determination should beryllium a afloat inquiry, I wholly hold with that and I consciousness similar radical request to basal up for these 2 small boys.
"I consciousness similar Preston's getting a batch of attraction astatine the infinitesimal and I bash consciousness similar Damion got a small spot near behind."
The spot that runs Blackpool Victoria said it recognised "the value of continuing to fortify signifier and supply reassurance to families" utilizing its services.
It said "work was already nether mode earlier the reappraisal into Damion's lawsuit was published to enactment unit successful the Emergency Department and successful different areas wherever children are cared for", to marque definite "appropriate examinations instrumentality spot and unit are assured successful asking the close questions".
It said it would "carefully consider" the grounds heard successful the proceedings into Preston Davey's death.
Chief enforcement Maggie Oldham said: "Families bringing their children to our infirmary tin expect our teams to inquire questions astir immoderate bumps, bruises oregon different injuries identified, whether caller oregon older.
"For babies who are not walking independently, our teams volition transportation retired a afloat introspection portion they are successful the Emergency Department."
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