Officials missed a string of chances to save a baby sexually abused and murdered by the teacher adopting him.
Serious questions are being asked about the scrutiny faced by Jamie Varley, 37, and his boyfriend, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, after they were given little Preston Davey to look after.
Over a period of four months, the ‘pure evil’ pair physically, psychologically and sexually assaulted the child under the noses of social workers. Varley was said to have treated Preston as his ‘plaything’.
One senior social worker questioned whether officials had been manipulated by the middle-class couple – who both had professional jobs, were articulate
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