Canada Global (Web News) There were reports of children dying of hunger in war-torn areas, but now a 2-year-old child has died of hunger in Britain.
The news of the death of a two-year-old child from hunger and thirst next to his father’s body in the United Kingdom shook the United Kingdom. Unreported, the incident has raised questions about the performance of police and social service agencies in Britain. According to foreign media reports, the tragic incident took place in a residential apartment in the coastal area of Skegness in northern England where 2-year-old Bronson Battersby. Lived in the apartment with his 60-year-old father, Kenneth. .
The child’s mother had separated from her husband some time ago. , the local social services department was caring for Bronson and his father. The child’s father, Kenneth, died of a heart attack on December 29, 2023, after which his two-year-old son was left alone due to hunger and thirst. He died crying beside his father’s body. This sad incident was reported on January 9. There was a time when the police took the key from the owner of the apartment and opened the house on repeated tip-offs from the social worker, only to find both of them dead.
On the other hand, the child’s mother gave an interview to a British newspaper and said that the last contact I had with my ex-husband was on December 27, while I last met my son in November 2023. It is the responsibility of local social workers. Bronson would still be alive if he hadn’t starved to death, Kenneth’s neighbor said, adding that they saw the child two weeks ago.
