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Cleared of murder. Can you believe it? Even when they are all asking each other HOW something like this could happen, they dun even convict for murder. It would seem that there is no end to the evil and injustice in this world.Two men found guilty of causing Baby P's deathMen and mother
cleared of murder but jury finds they caused or allowed death of 17-month-old boy in case that echoes Victoria Climbié affair
Haroon Siddique and Sam Jones
GuardianTuesday November 11 2008
Two men have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of causing or allowing the death of a 17-month old baby in a case which highlighted one of the most severe child protection failures since the murder of Victoria Climbié.

The abuse of the child, known as Baby P, was said to have taken place over eight months, during which time the boy was on the child protection register of Haringey – the same local authority that was found to have failed seriously in its duty of care to Victoria, who died eight years ago.
This is Baby P. At his death, his injuries made him unrecognisable.The 27-year-old mother of the boy pleaded guilty to causing or allowing his death at the beginning of the trial in September.
One of the men was the 32-year-old boyfriend of the baby's mother. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was cleared of murder. The other man was Jason Owen, 37, who lodged in the same house.
Both men have been remanded in custody to be sentenced on December 15.
Last week, on the orders of the judge, Stephen Kramer QC, the jury found the mother and Owen not guilty of murdering the baby on August 3 last year.
The 17-month-old died after months of being used "as a punchbag" and then having his back and ribs broken, the court heard.
He was seen 60 times by health or social workers during that period, around twice a week. However, close to his death he became unrecognisable, had more than 50 injuries or bruises, and an attempt had been made to cover up the crime.
A postmortem examination revealed the boy had a broken back, eight fractured ribs, missing fingernails and toenails, multiple bruises and an injury to the inside of his mouth. He had also swallowed one of his own teeth. The court heard that his back had been broken by slamming him down over a bent knee or a bannister, which would have left him paralysed.
It is claimed he was taken to hospital three times in the months before his death after being repeatedly beaten and abused. The child was last seen by social services on July 30 – when his mother and her boyfriend had smeared him with chocolate to cover up his injuries, according to Owen - and by a paediatrician two days before his death.
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