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  Star Hobson: Council that failed to prevent toddler's death has high turnover of social workers

  The council that admitted it failed to prevent the murder of toddler Star Hobson has a serious staff retention problem in its children's services, according to data uncovered by a Sky News freedom of information request. Bradford Council spent £12.3m on agency staff in the last year - representing a doubling of its spend since the 16-month-old girl died on 22 September 2020. Star's mother Frankie Smith is serving a 12-year sentence for causing or allowing her daughter's death.

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  Star Hobson: Jailed mother tells family her lover murdered her daughter in a jealous rage

  The mother of the murdered toddler Star Hobson has told family members that she believes her lover killed her daughter in a jealous rage because she told her she was leaving her. Frankie Smith was herself jailed for causing or allowing Star's death and her lover, Savannah Brockhill, was found guilty of her murder. In an interview with Sky News before a review into social services failings, two of Star's relatives have described the toxic relationship that led to her death.

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  Social services worked from home while children they supervised were murdered

  The social services responsible for looking after Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson worked from home and carried out “virtual visits” over FaceTime, a review has found.

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  ‘We call her the monster’: Murdered toddler Star Hobson’s family can no longer say name of killer

  The toddler’s family said they don’t say the name of Star’s killer

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  'We call her the monster': Star Hobson's family say they can no longer say the name of toddler's killer

  Star Hobson's family no longer say the name of the toddler's killer, she is simply referred to as "the monster". Speaking about the events leading to her niece's murder, Star's aunt, Alicia Szepler, told Sky News how she warned social services and police the toddler was at risk, but was left feeling "no one was listening to me". Sixteen-month-old Star was murdered by Savannah Brockhill, while the child's mother Frankie Smith was found guilty of causing or allowing her death.

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  Council where Star Hobson was murdered stripped of children’s social services

  Bradford Council has had its responsibility for children’s social care removed to an independent trust.

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  Star Hobson: Bradford Council stripped of children's and social care services in wake of toddler's death

  Children's and social care services at Bradford Council are to be placed in a trust in the wake of the Star Hobson case. Read more: After five referrals to social services, what opportunities were missed to save toddler? Where a council is not meeting its duty to do this, we will take action to protect children and put their needs first.

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  The Independent

  Star Hobson: Bradford Council loses control of children’s services after case of murdered toddler

  Girl was just 16 months’ old when she was killed by mother’s partner, Savannah Brockhill

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  'Cruel and callous' murderer of Star Hobson says she will appeal sentence

  The “cruel and callous” murderer of 16-month-old Star Hobson has vowed to appeal her sentence claiming it was her former girlfriend who dealt the fatal blow.

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  Woman jailed for murdering toddler Star Hobson vows to appeal in first interview from jail

  Savannah Brockhill allegedly shows ‘no remorse’ as she claims she can prove innocence

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