| Location | Kirk Hallam, Derbyshire. |
| Age | 2 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 7/1997 |
| Date of Death | 12/1999 |
| Visitors | 4,670 since 10/05/2008 |
| Creator |
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/
Type in the above into your address bar and follow the prompts, its quick and easy and every
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you poor sweet child. how could some who was meant to love and protect you do something so terrible. i know you are safe and much loved in Heaven's playground and no one can hurt you now. xxxxxxxx
Today there will be silence dad,
no crying will you hear.
I didn't mean to anger you,
I just wanted you near.
Today there will be sleep again,
I won't cry out in vain.
The nights I needed comforting,
were filled with hurt and pain.
How could someone so big and strong,
strike out at little me?
I was a gift, your beautiful little girl,
unwanted now, I see.
Today there will be love at last,
l on angels wings I'll soar.
Way up high, above the clouds,
through heavens golden doors.
So daddy, say a prayer for me,
for the life I'll never know.
I just wish you could have cared for me,
for I would have loved you so..
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So very very sad. Sweet dreams little angel xxx
Where little babies go xxx
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