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| Baby P council is 'truly sorry' | Baby P council is 'truly sorry' |
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| A Haringey councillor has said she is "truly sorry" for not doing more to protect 17-month-old Baby P who died after suffering horrific abuse. | A Haringey councillor has said she is "truly sorry" for not doing more to protect 17-month-old Baby P who died after suffering horrific abuse. |
| In the first apology from the council, Liz Santry, cabinet member for children, said there had been "anguish" about what more might have been done. | In the first apology from the council, Liz Santry, cabinet member for children, said there had been "anguish" about what more might have been done. |
| She was speaking after the council promised its own review into the failures leading to Baby P's death. | She was speaking after the council promised its own review into the failures leading to Baby P's death. |
| The government says staff will be held "accountable" if failings are found. | The government says staff will be held "accountable" if failings are found. |
| Ms Santry said: "For the past 15 months in Haringey, there has been a huge amount of anguish and endless discussion about what we might have done to save this little boy. | |
| "And I have to say also that we are truly sorry that we did not do more to protect him. | |
| "Our duty is to protect our children, and we did not do so in this instance. And I would like to say how truly sorry we are," she added. | |
| She said inspectors sent by the government were visiting Haringey. | |
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| Baby P died after suffering 50 injuries including a broken back, eight fractured ribs and extensive bruising. | |
| He had been on the register of at-risk children in Haringey, and before his death was visited 60 times in eight months by social workers, police and health professionals. | |
| After a nine-week Old Bailey trial, Jason Owen, 36, from Bromley, and a 32-year-old man were convicted of "causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person". | |
| The boy's mother had already pleaded guilty to the same charge, and all three will be sentenced on 15 December. | |
| The mother and her 32-year-old boyfriend also cannot be named for legal reasons. |