'causal link' tocrisis council

There may be a "causal link" between the repeated failures of care by social services in Doncaster and the attack by the young brothers, a court heard yesterday.

Peter Kelson QC, defending the older of the two brothers, highlighted a line in a psychiatrist’s report on the 12-year-old defendant which apparently links his behaviour to the work of the various agencies.

Earlier this week it was revealed that a serious case review into the handling of the boys by Doncaster Social Services contains a list of missed opportunities .

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