| Location | Kirk Hallam, Derbyshire. |
| Age | 2 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 7/1997 |
| Date of Death | 12/1999 |
| Visitors | 4,669 since 10/05/2008 |
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Chelsea Brown was born in 1997 and died aged two and a half on the 6th December 1999.
Father Robert Brown was given a life sentence for what police have described as one of the "worst
cases of child abuse they have ever seen". The two-year-old had been tortured and shaken to death by
a father who had a history of violence towards children.
A postmortem examination found 47 injuries on Chelsea's head and body, including bruises running the
length of her spine. At the house, police found the imprint of her head in a ceiling where Brown had
smashed her into it.
Robert Brown,then 33, was visited by the same social worker 27 times in the 10 weeks before he
killed Chelsea. On each occasion the social worker, Norma McDevitt, accepted his claim that he and
his wife had not harmed the girl.
Ms McDevitt knew Brown was a convicted robber with a record of violent offences against children but
took no action despite Chelsea's numerous injuries.
Brown variously told Ms McDevitt that Chelsea had fallen in the garden, walked into a table, or
banged her head while on a bus. He also blamed his other daughter, claiming the 17-month-old left
Chelsea battered and bruised by pelting her with toys
Derbyshire's director of social services, Bruce Buckley, acknowledged that his staff made errors in
the case. "The workers were concerned and that is why they were visiting regularly but clearly on
this occasion we did not make the right decisions," he said. There were Warnings Chelsea was
considered at risk from her father as soon as she was born, and she was immediately put on the child
protection register. But despite visiting the family at least 27 times in just over three months,
the authorities decided it was safe to leave her with her father and mother Maria Brown, of Kirk
Hallam, Derbyshire.
Neighbours said they warned social services that Chelsea was at risk after hearing Brown's outbursts
of temper and the child's crying. Stephen Baker (a neigbour) said "The only retort we got was 'if
you hear anything again give us another ring' and that was as far as it went." Another neighbour Bob
Kemp said: "Someone should have picked up on it, end of story. To me it was totally preventable."
Even after a doctor suspected abuse when she noted bruises on Chelsea, the child was still not
removed from her parents' care. Just over three weeks later Chelsea was dead after she was violently
shaken by her father. Brown had a string of convictions, including actual bodily harm for slapping
his 16-month-old nephew and another when he dragged him through the street. In February 1998 he was
placed on probation for threatening to kill his own mother and a social worker. Despite his violent
background, Derbyshire social services decided to allow Chelsea to return to her parents after her
paternal grandmother said she could no longer care for the girl. "At the time Chelsea went back
no-one could have predicted the outcome based on Mr Brown's previous behaviour," said Mr Buckley.
The couple by then had another daughter, 17-month-old Courtney, who Brown tried to blame for causing
some of the injuries to Chelsea. Hilary Owen, the author of an independent report into the case,
told a press conference that Brown had been able to mislead professionals about the cause of many of
Chelsea's injuries. She added: "There was increased concern about Chelsea in the time she was living
with her parents and removal was an active consideration in the last few weeks of her life."
Mr Buckley refused to discuss whether the principal social worker in the case, Norma McDevitt, would
be disciplined.
Authorities agreed in 2000 that the many lessons learnt from the loss of Chelsea Brown and Victoria
Climbie should this time guarantee that no child dies in such tragic and violent circumstances
again.
Please remember this little girl, please, please sign this petition to demand the radical reform of
current legislation for child welfare and social services. Be a voice for all the special little
angels that have suffered, let the government know we will not tolerate the same mistakes being made
over and over again.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Savekids/
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rest assured your safe
MAY GOD AND ALL HIS LITTLE ANGELS BE AROUND YOU NOW SHOWING YOU HOW VERY SPECIAL YOU ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE. I SEND YOU A GREAT BIG TEDDY BEAR HUG. YOUR PAIN IS OVER . YOU WERE TO SPECIAL FOR THOSE EVIL PEOPLE TO HAVE, SO THE ANGELS TOOK YOU HOME WHERE YOU CAN ROME AND BE FREE. SLEEP WELL DARLING GIRL, REST ASSURED JUSTICE WILL BE DONE. THEY WILL FOREVER ROT IN THEIR OWN EVILNESS.
hello sweet angel.
have fun up there on thoose clouds playing with all the other little angels
your safe now sweetie
goodnite and godbless
sweet dream xx
Your safe now Angel
Rest your head on the softest cloud angel Chelsea your safe now in gods care to run and play will all the other little angels R.I.P hugs and kisses love Carol x x x x x x x
social services make me sick. they stick there nose in when its not wanted and not needed and they fail a poor inocent little girl like chelsea.
night night sweet angel, sleep tight. no more pain now. sending you lots of hugs n kisses xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You will never be forgotten Chelsea
Your a special little spirit, the all great master said. As he gently caressed the hair of the little spirit's head. You need to go to earth to spend some time you know. A place I send most spirits to be tested, to learn, to grow.
The little spirit in sadness, slowly bowed her little head and from her eye a tear did steal and down his cheek it shed.
Dont you fret now little one, I wont let you stay too long. I'll bring you back to help me here, you'll hardly know you've gone.
I need to test the people who will have you in their care to see if they appreciate how precious you are there.
Your my choicest little spirit. your the apple of my eye, and he wiped the tear and gently kissed his little spirit good-bye.
When he saw how you were treated, his special little one, he sent down all his angels just to bring you safely home.
GOD,
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* ...*.*. THE WINDOWS
* * .* *.*.*.* OF HEAVEN.
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..*(...) .*.*.*.*.* **.*. *WHAT IS YOUR
* ....(...) * . * . * .* *PRAYER
* .*.. *....* (...) * .*FOR
.. *..(...). *....* .*TODAY?
.* ... *.... * *. * . * .**I
. * . * . . * . *.*. * . **ANSWERED:
__00000___00000 *.*. * .* .*GOD
_0000000_0000000. * . * .*TAKE
_0000 OOOO 00000. * . * .*CARE
__0000000000000 * . ** .*OF THE
___00000000000 * . *. * . * .*PERSON
_____0000000 * . *. * . ** *.*THAT
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. * .. ** .. * . * . * .* . *.*THIS
. * . (.. *** /) * .*.*MESSAGE
* . * ( ..(_)/ ) * * .BECAUSE
* . * (_ /|.. _) . **.* THIS PERSON IS
* . * . /___.. * . .* .*SO
. * * . * . * *SPECIAL
LUV TRISHA X
Sweet Dreams little one
I am so sorry for your sad loss..I felt sick when i was reading that..well trying to read it
May God bless and take care of you all
love always Maggie XXXXX
hello beautiful angel, hope you are having lots of fun up there with all your angel friends, somewhere where you are safe now away from the evil people who did this to you. these are people who should never be allowed to have children. what gives them the right to do what they did to you. i hope they are locked up for the rest of their lives and even that is too much of a good punishment for what they did. and as for social services they need to get their act together and stop this from happening.
R.I.P. gorgeous angel sending my love always xxx
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for a special person in heaven above
its sent to you within a hug
and sealed with all our love
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