Man kills newborn daughter after social services are warned of violent temper

By Laura Roberts 635PM GMT seventeen March 2010

Christopher Sellman, 24, killed Tiffany Sellman Burdge, who was usually twenty-five days old the initial time that he was left alone with her

Social services in Kent had been contacted by a relations prior to she was innate but unsuccessful to action on the information.

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Yesterday, the legislature blamed the preference on "human error" following an eccentric inform by the NSPCC.

Sellman, from Tunbridge Wells, had a self-assurance for attack and had been cautioned for kid slight prior to his daughter died.

Tiffany suffered from a fractured skull and draining to the brain. She died at Kings College Hospital, London on Nov 1, 2008.

Maidstone Crown Court listened that Sellman unsuccessful to give an correct comment of what had happened to Tiffany prior to his 999 call during that he told the user the kid had left "floppy" after he incidentally forsaken her.

He was found guilty of killing and is due to be condemned subsequent month.

Kent County Council, that deals with up to 20,000 referrals from children"s amicable services, conceded that an eccentric examination of the box had identified a "missed opportunity" inside of children"s amicable services to share information.

Rosalind Turner, handling executive of children, family groups and education, pronounced "This was an removed e.g. of human error.

"Kent County Council deeply regrets that this has occurred. The legislature is ever observant about how we run the kid insurance services.

"We have a extensive precision and veteran growth programme in place to have certain the amicable workers are versed to do the formidable and severe charge that they are compulsory to do."

She combined "Human blunder is regularly a possibility. In this case, on a singular occasion, a part of of the family referred to to the amicable workman that Christopher Sellman"s partner was pregnant.

"The amicable worker, who had a 30-year career with an model record, was not traffic without delay with the immature lady who was profound and this inform did not get registered.

"We deeply bewail this."

David Worlock, chair of the Kent Safeguarding Children Board, pronounced "This is a really pathetic box and I would similar to to demonstrate my dolour at Tiffany"s death.

"The genocide of any kid is deeply upsetting and when a kid dies in these resources it is usually right for all of the agencies concerned to see at their practices and find to sense lessons wherever possible.

"The commentary have been supposed and multiform recommendations made, all of that are being acted on.

The baby"s mother, Pamela Burdge, pronounced "The loss and suffering I feel is indescribable, I will never get over it.

"I will never be means to assimilate because Chris never told the truth, but I am relieved probity has been served."

Every year, in between 17,000 and 20,000 young kids are referred to Kent children"s amicable services.