Baby P's mother to 'spend another two years behind bars after being refused parole'

Parole ruling: The mother of Baby P Tracey Connelly
Fiona Simpson28 November 2017
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Baby P’s mother will spend at least another two years behind bars after being refused parole, according to reports.

Tracey Connelly, 35, was jailed for a minimum of five years in May 2009 for causing or allowing her 17-month-old son Peter's death in Tottenham, north London.

She was initially released on licence in 2013 but recalled to prison after 18 months after breaching the terms of her parole.

A Parole Board ruled in 2015 that she should remain in prison.

A parole hearing in October stated Connelly should remain behind bars, the Daily Mail reported.

Her sentence would again be reviewed within two years, the report added.

A spokesman for the Parole Board told the newspaper: “We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board has not directed the release of Tracey Connelly.

“Under current legislation Ms Connelly will be eligible for a further review within two years. The date of the next review will be set by the Ministry of Justice.”

Connelly is currently in HMP Low Newton, County Durham, following a move from HMP Styal in Cheshire.

Peter died on August 3 2007 at the hands of Connelly’s boyfriend, Steven Barker, and their lodger, Jason Owen.

Barker was given a 12-year sentence for his "major role" in Peter's death.

Owen was jailed indefinitely with a minimum three-year term, but later on appeal that was changed to a fixed six-year term. He was freed in August 2011 but has since been recalled to prison.

Peter suffered more than 50 injuries despite being on the at-risk register.

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