Baby who drowned in bath while reckless mum downed cider downstairs had been taken into care as a tot but later allowed back home
Tragic Robyn Andrews-English was found cold and lifeless in the bath after mum Jasmine Gregory left her alone in the bath for at least 10 minutes
A BABY who drowned in the bath as her mum drank cider downstairs 'could have been saved' by authorities who missed a series of opportunities.
Robyn Andrews-English, 14months, was found cold and lifeless in the bath after mum Jasmine Gregory left her alone and for at least 10 minutes as she downed two pints of cider.
The 24-year-old was caged for three years in November after being convicted of manslaughter.
Today it was revealed that authorities missed several opportunities to save baby Robyn, who had previously been taken into care aged just four months because of concerns over neglect.
Gregory was known to have an alcohol problem, different men in her home in Wantage, Oxon and was given intensive parenting help by agencies.
However, a serious case review by Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board revealed the help could have 'masked' the problems in the household.
Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board's review into the death of Robyn - named Child Q in the report - found agencies could not have prevented her death but highlighted areas of improvement in the system.
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Gregory found Robyn in the water after drinking two pints of cider and forgetting she had left her in the tub for at least 10 minutes.
The report revealed the child was put into emergency foster care just a year before Gregory left her to drown in the bath but she was returned to her mother and several incidents were described in the report as 'missed opportunities' for a joint investigation between Child Social Care and Thames Valley Police.
Ultimately the report showed the mother was given intensive support by children's services in the county, but she demonstrated little change in parenting behaviour with alcohol abuse and new men in the house putting her at risk.
The report also said this intensive support could have "inadvertently masked parenting deficits and the potential harm to the child."
Interim independent chairman of OSCB, Paul Burnett, said: "This was a terribly tragic case involving the sudden, unexpected death of a young girl.
"Today's publication will be another very difficult milestone for the friends and family of Child Q, and our thoughts remain firmly with them.
"There were no findings to suggest that Child Q'S death could have been prevented by alternative actions by local agencies, and all the available information and professional observations suggested there was a good relationship between mother and child."
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