Yes, little Arthur’s evil parents are to blame for his horrific death – but lockdown played a part too

IT would be wrong to blame lockdown for the heart-rending fate of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.

But there is something in it.

The closure of schools at the height of the Covid panic also removed a crucial chance to spot the 130 bruises on this poor lad’s body PASocial services failed again to protect a vulnerable child reported to them as a likely victim of unimaginable violence[/caption]

Yes, Arthur’s cruel father and vile stepmother inflicted the physical torture which killed this poor boy.