A five-year-old was choked, bitten and assaulted after being left alone in a house with an alcoholic mum and an unstable and violent man.
The child, referred to as 'Melody' in a review of the case, attended Warrington Hospital in January last year with multiple bruises to her face, right ear and neck as well as bite marks to her right arm. As reported by the ECHO, Melody had been left with her mum's partner despite his clear and severe mental illness.
Now, a Child Safeguarding Practice Review involving multiple agencies has taken place, which has identified shocking failures in the run up to the violence suffered by Melody - including failures to heed warnings that the partner, referred to as 'Adam' was a danger to Melody the day before the assault.
