Ellie Butler report warns of further deaths unless failures put right

Dame Linda Dobbs highlights errors by authorities involved in case of child murdered by father

Deaths like that of six-year-old Ellie Butler, who was murdered by her father, could keep happening unless failures in child protection are quickly corrected, a report obtained by the Guardian has warned.

In a prevention of future deaths report submitted to the government, retired high court judge Dame Linda Dobbs highlighted a series of failures by the agencies involved in Ellie’s case before she was murdered.

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