British society at its worst

Boy who starved to death was too small to reach the fridge.

For our American friends, this is a brief summery of the tragedy. A high risk child of two lived with his fifty nine year old father. Social services visited twice in the holiday period, but could not enter the property. They informed the police who failed to act. In the meantime the father died of a heart attack, and the toddler starved to death. He was found hugging his father.

Neighbours were aware there were problems, but did not act. British Society is much like that.