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| Jai Joshi fire death 'could not have been prevented' | Jai Joshi fire death 'could not have been prevented' |
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| The death of a four-year-old boy killed in a fire deliberately started by his mother could not have been predicted or prevented, a serious case review has found. | The death of a four-year-old boy killed in a fire deliberately started by his mother could not have been predicted or prevented, a serious case review has found. |
| Janma Joshi, 40, and Moksha Jai Joshi, known as Jai, died in the blaze in Moscow Drive, Liverpool on 8 May 2014. | Janma Joshi, 40, and Moksha Jai Joshi, known as Jai, died in the blaze in Moscow Drive, Liverpool on 8 May 2014. |
| Ms Joshi had failed to return Jai to his father Paresh, who had won custody. | Ms Joshi had failed to return Jai to his father Paresh, who had won custody. |
| The report said agency failures "added to an already messy and complex set of family and parental dynamics". | The report said agency failures "added to an already messy and complex set of family and parental dynamics". |
| 'Missed opportunities' | |
| Jai's parents had separated acrimoniously before Jai was born in August 2009 and the acrimony continued "to varying degrees" until his death in 2014. | |
| They continued to make allegations against each other about domestic abuse to police. | |
| In a court hearing in 2011, the judge said both parents had lost sight of the fact that Jai's welfare "was or should have been their paramount concern" but "each parent had a justifiable concern about the behaviour of the other". | |
| Both parents were told that their allegations against each other adversely reflected on their ability to promote the child's welfare. | |
| The review, carried out by the NSPCC on behalf of Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB), looked at the role of agencies involved in the case. | |
| The report highlighted "missed opportunities" by Merseyside Police and the Health Visiting Service of Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust to effectively respond to information they received about alleged domestic abuse. | |
| It said both failed "to fully examine and appreciate" the child's "day to day experiences". |