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Michelle McManus, Professor of Safeguarding and Violence Prevention, Director of the Institute for Children's Futures, Manchester Metropolitan University

Preston Davey: how can so many agencies know about a child and still miss what’s happening?

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The murder of 13-month-old Preston Davey, who was sexually abused and killed by one of his adoptive fathers, Jamie Varley, has shocked and saddened people across the country. Varley was sentenced to life in prison. His partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, was found guilty of sexual assault, child cruelty and allowing the death of a child, and sentenced to 25 years.

As horrific details emerged during the trial, many people were left asking the same question: how can so many agencies know about a child and still not see what was happening?

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