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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Ng

Mother of Baby P may have been ‘deceiving’ parole panel, psychologist says

Baby P died after months of abuse (ITV News/PA) - (PA Media)

It is possible that the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, has been “deceiving” a parole board panel in her seventh bid for freedom, a psychologist has told the hearing.

Tracey Connelly was jailed at the Old Bailey in 2009 for causing or allowing the death of her 17-month-old son Peter at their home in Tottenham, north London, on August 3 2007 – with her then boyfriend, Steven Barker, and his brother, Jason Owen, convicted of the same crime.

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