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Victoria Scheer & Chloe Burrell

Messages show family's fear for tot as auntie states 'I can't speak killer's name'

Star Hobson's bereaved auntie has slammed authorities for letting them down and says that she can't even bring herself to speak the killer's name.

Frankie Smith's half-sister and devoted auntie to the tot, Alicia Szepler, said that she warned social services countless times and told police that the toddler was at risk but "no-one was listening".

Star Hobson tragically passed away in September 2020 from severe injuries after months of violence and abuse at the hands of her mum's partner Savannah Brockhill, Yorkshire Live reports.

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