A Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR) [previously a Serious Case Review] was initiated after the murder of nine-year old Alfie in February 2021 by Dirk Howell, the partner of Alfie’s mother, Carla Scott. In June 2023 Howell was convicted of murder and child cruelty and was jailed for life with a minimum of 32 years. Scott was convicted of manslaughter and child cruelty and jailed for 27 years with a minimum 17-year term. The judge in the case said that the suffering they inflicted on Alfie could “only properly be described as sadistic”.
The review (which contains distressing content) can be downloaded here: https://www.safeguardingworcestershire.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CSPR-Worcestershire-Alfie.pdf
