Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Why are we failing to keep children safe? – BBC Newsnight

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As Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ father and his partner are jailed for his killing and torture, Newsnight asks a panel of experts: why are aren’t we safeguarding children properly?

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In This Story: Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

Arthur LabinjoHughes was poisoned, starved and beaten by his step-mother Emma Tustin, 32, who was jailed for life on Friday 3 December 2021. His father, Thomas Hughes, 29, was found guilty of manslaughter.

The six-year-old from Solihull, UK, was poisoned, starved and beaten by step-mother Emma Tustin, 32, and his father Thomas Hughes, 29, in a prolonged campaign of “evil abuse” which ended with the child’s death in June 2020, after being left in the care of Tustin. Hughes was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 21 years in prison.

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