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Health workers 'could have saved abused baby'
Health workers 'could have saved abused baby'
A baby who died at the hands of her sadistic father could have survived if social workers and hospital staff had recognised she was at risk, a report has concluded.Jessica Randall was just 54 days old when she died. Her father, Andrew, was jailed for life for her murder in March last year.She received treatment at Kettering General Hospital but social workers and hospital staff failed to spot she was being abused.The report was published by the Local Safeguarding Children Board for Northamptonshire - a board made up of medical officers, council workers and police.In its conclusions it stated: "At no stage was Jessica Randall recognised as a child at risk and in need of protection. Consequently, those procedures which were designed to protect Jessica Randall were never activated."In recognising that opportunities had been missed to identify signs of abuse we must conclude that the outcome for Jessica Randall may have been different had these signs been acted on, as this would have created opportunities for assessment and involvement of other agencies by activating protective procedures."© Independent Television News Limited 2008. All rights reserved.
ITN | February 13, 2008
