Murder & homicide · 2007 · 2000s

The Baby P Case (Peter Connelly)

In August 2007 seventeen-month-old Peter Connelly, known at first only as Baby P, died in Haringey, north London, after suffering more than fifty injuries. His mother, her boyfriend and a lodger were convicted; the case triggered a national scandal over child protection and social services failures.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.