Finley Boden: Baby murdered by parents after being dealt 130 horrific injuries 'should have been protected'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 10-month-old baby who was murdered by his parents just weeks after being placed back into their care "should have been one of the most protected children in the local authority area", a safeguarding review has concluded.
Finley Boden's parents, Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden, inflicted 130 injuries on their son before he fatally collapsed at his family home in Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, on Christmas Day 2020.
Finley had been returned to their care on November 17 that year by a family court, despite social services raising concerns over Boden and Marsden's drug use and the state of the family home.
After returning home, Finley was subjected to a campaign of abuse and was found to have 130 separate injuries at the time of his death, as well as conditions including sepsis and pneumonia.
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