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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Dominic Raab to appeal against release of Baby P’s mother from prison

Baby P and Tracey Connelly.
Peter ‘Baby P’ Connelly and his mother Tracey Connelly. Composite: Press Association/Associated Press

Dominic Raab said he plans to appeal against the Parole Board’s decision to free the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse.

The board said on Wednesday that a panel had directed the release of Tracey Connelly, who was jailed indefinitely with a minimum term of five years in May 2009 for causing or allowing the death of her 17-month-old son, Peter. He had suffered more than 50 injuries with the extent of the cruelty inflicted on him causing widespread shock and revulsion.

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