Death by starvation in UK??
The death of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death could have been prevented, a report has found.
Khyra Ishaq was mistreated by her mother and her partner at a house in Handsworth, Birmingham, and weighed just 2st 9lb (16.5kg) when found.
The Serious Case Review into her death found there were a catalogue of missed opportunities by professional agencies.
It also said better assessments and more effective communication could have stopped her death in 2008.
Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB)’s 180 page Serious Case Review is the first of its kind to be published in full.
