NSPCC asks for change of law after the murder of a two -year -old girl

A child beneficial organization demands changes in the law after a review found that a succession of public bodies did not intervene before a child was killed.

Isabella Jonas-Wheildon was hit until death by her mother’s new boyfriend in June 2023.

A report Released this week he found multiple failures for agencies that had been in contact with the family, and said that the girl had become “invisible” to the authorities in their last weeks.

After the findings, the National Society for Children’s Protection (NSPCC) has requested new child protection teams of several agencies to reflect the voices and experiences of children at each stage of decision making about their care and protection.

A NSPCC spokesman said: “It is unacceptable for this to continue to happen, and we owe all children, especially our minor as Isabella, who are particularly vulnerable to abuse and negligence, to do everything possible to protect them.”

In December, Scott Jeff was sentenced to a minimum of 26 years In prison for what the judge, Judge Neil Garnham, called a “cruel campaign of violence and abuse” that ended in the death of the child in June 2023.

Isabella’s mother, Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell, was also imprisoned for 10 years to cause her death.

The lifeless body of the two -year -old girl was pushed in a Buggy for days by her mother and Jeff, before being found dead in a closed bath in a housing complex in Ipswich.

TO Protection practice review He discovered that in the last month of his life, the authorities of Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk had been alerted about Isabella, his mother and his partner, but opportunities were lost to protect the child.

The NSPCC has urged the Government to include changes in the Business Law and Children’s Schools, which is currently being considered by the ministers.

“The cruelty and the brutality that Isabella suffered at the hands of Scott Jeff was shocking and heartbreaking, and it is devastating to read that professionals missed this girl’s opportunities on several occasions,” added the spokesman.

“This review found that in the last weeks of Isabella’s life, his voice was not described and was invisible to the authorities, and the information that met was not shared among the agencies.

“These are problems that we hear again and again after children have died or have been seriously damaged by abuse or negligence.”

Norfolk police are investigating the interactions he had with the family after they traveled to Great Yarmouth from his home in Biggleswade in Bedfordshire.

An officer had found the sleeping child in a tent on a beach with his mother and Jeff.

Gleason-Mitchell’s family had also traveled from Bedfordshire to find them, but said his request for help had been rejected after visiting a police station.

The report detailed the participation of the advice service and stop for children of the Norfolk County Council and the Great Yarmouth Borough Council Housing Department.

The Ipswich municipality also provided emergency accommodation after the trio moved to the city.

The children’s services from the Central Bedfordshire Council had also made a reference to the services of Suffolk children and young people at this time.

In a joint statement, the center of Bedfordshire, Suffolk and Norfolk safeguarding the associations for children said that the agencies involved accepted the findings of the review.

“The work is already underway to implement the recommendations,” he added.