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A two-year-old boy was left alone to die of starvation curled up next to the body of his father, who had suffered a fatal heart attack, his family has revealed.
Bronson Battersby was found dead on 9 January, alongside his 60-year-old father, Kenneth, at their home in Skegness, Lincolnshire – 14 days after they were last seen.
Lincolnshire county council has launched a review into the death of the toddler, who was classed as vulnerable and subject to checks at least once a month by children’s services.
A social worker visited their home on 2 January, after contacting the father on 27 December. But she received no reply and, after making inquiries at other addresses where the child might be, contacted the police. She returned to the house unannounced two days later and contacted the police again as there was still no response.
The bodies of the father and son were not found until the social worker got into the home using a key from the landlord days later, the family told the Sun.
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Bronson Battersby was found dead on 9 January, alongside his 60-year-old father, Kenneth, at their home in Skegness, Lincolnshire – 14 days after they were last seen.
Lincolnshire county council has launched a review into the death of the toddler, who was classed as vulnerable and subject to checks at least once a month by children’s services.
A social worker visited their home on 2 January, after contacting the father on 27 December. But she received no reply and, after making inquiries at other addresses where the child might be, contacted the police. She returned to the house unannounced two days later and contacted the police again as there was still no response.
The bodies of the father and son were not found until the social worker got into the home using a key from the landlord days later, the family told the Sun.
Two-year-old boy died of starvation curled up next to dead father
Lincolnshire council launches review after death of Bronson Battersby, who was subject to children’s services checks
