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Baby P’s Mother Faces Public Parole Hearing as Ex-Detective Urges Refusal

The board must judge if strict conditions can control the risk posed by a prisoner twice recalled for breaches.

Overview

  • The Parole Board has listed a public oral hearing in Tracey Connelly’s case, with sessions open to the public.
  • Former Met detective Jon Wedger, who interviewed Connelly days before Peter’s death, says she is manipulative and should not be released.
  • Connelly told a recent parole panel she was a bad mother and said she let her son die because she was selfish and wanted a happy ending.
  • Tabloid reports say she has reached out to her now‑adult children to show rehabilitation, though unnamed sources claim they rejected contact.
  • The case still weighs heavily because Peter suffered more than 50 injuries despite about 60 agency visits while on an at‑risk register, and the board will weigh that history against her release‑and‑recall record in 2013, 2015, 2022, and September 2024.