Baby P's mother 'still a potential danger to the public' and faces two more years jail

Tracey Connelly was jailed following the death of her 17-month-old son
Tracey Connelly was jailed following the death of her 17-month-old son

The mother of Baby P is facing a further two years behind bars after a parole board ruled she still poses a potential danger to the public following her jail recall over online pornography allegations.

Tracey Connelly was jailed after the 2007 death of her 17-month-old son Peter - known as Baby P at the time of his trial - following abuse by her partner and his brother in her London flat.

She had been recalled to HMP Styal women’s prison in Cheshire in February over allegations she had attempted to sell nude pictures of herself online - in breach of her bail conditions.

According to the Telegraph, the Parole Board ruled Connelly was still a risk to the public and the decision “will be eligible for a further review within two years”.

The date of her next review will be set by the Ministry of Justice.

Connelly was released on a lifetime licence in October 2013 after serving a five year minimum term for the death of her son.

The news of her release provoked outrage at the time with her own mother saying she never be released.

Baby Peter Connelly died in 2007 

Connelly’s then boyfriend Stephen Barker and his brother Jason Owen were sentenced to 12 years and an indefinite term with a three year minimum tariff.

Owen’s sentence was later reduced to a fixed six year term but he was recalled to prison in 2011.

The case led to intense criticism of Haringey Council’s social services when it was revealed there were over 60 visits by social workers to Connelly's dirty flat in Tottenham, North London and Peter suffered more than 50 injuries in a period of less than a year despite being on the council’s at-risk register.

He was twice admitted to hospital and a medical report concluded he was the victim of systematic abuse but he was never removed from Connelly’s care.

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