A 10-month-old baby, who was killed by his parents just 39 days after a court returned him to their care, should have been “one of the most protected children in the local authority area”, a review has concluded.
Finley Boden died on Christmas Day 2020 after a period of “inadequate safeguarding” by authorities, who initially removed him from the care of his parents, Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden, immediately after birth due to concerns for his safety.
