by Keith Sellick

On the day that Baby Peter's mother and "stepfather" are sentenced in the Old Bailey for his death, the Belfast Telegraph reports disturbing cases of child abuse in Northern Ireland.

The reports are so bad that the children's commissioner Patricia Lewsley has requested a meeting with the health minister about the child protection system.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2009/05/by-keith-sellickon-the-day.html

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Posted 22 May 2009 1:36 PM by The Social Work Blog | Report Abuse

Filed under: the Ryan Commission report, Baby Peter, Belfast Telegraph, children's commissioner Patricia Lewsley