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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Key information about adopting mother not shared before baby’s murder, report finds

Leiland-James Corkill
Leiland-James Corkill was adopted by Scott and Laura Castle but died five months later after his adopting mother shook him violently. Photograph: BBC news

Information about drinking, debts and mental health that could have prevented a baby boy being placed with an adopting mother who went on to murder him was not shared between agencies, an investigation has concluded.

It also found that when the mother told social workers she was struggling to bond with the child, not enough support for the family was put in place.

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