Article: How dysfunctional families lead to the horror of the Baby P case

Now, this week it has been impossible to ignore the tragic case of beautiful Baby P who died in August of last year. As details of this terrible case emerge it has left most of us wondering exactly what is going on at Haringey Council.

For when whistleblower Nevres Kemal begged for improvements to the system in 2004, she herself was accused of common assault and placed under investigation by Social Services. In effect she could have had her own daughter taken into care. Nevres Kemal claims she was framed for contacting a doctor for help when managers ignored her concerns. She has now been fully exonerated and compensated for her ordeal but the questions remain.

Why was nothing done to rescue ...

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