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Police failed to detain 'serial' abuser for 18 months before killing Isabelle Welsh

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Police failed to detain 'serial' abuser for 18 months before killing Isabelle Welsh.

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Police failed to detain a "serial" abuser for 18 months who then went on to kill two-year-old Isabelle Welsh.Harrison Simpson, 22, was convicted of murder and child cruelty at Teeside Crown Court this week, with Ms Justice Norton handing him a minimum sentence of 28 years in prison on Thursday.

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Isabelle's mother, Alexandra Walker, 26, was also convicted of her daughter's murder and was given a minimum sentence of 21 years.

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Describing the situation as "far from adequate", Cleveland Police admitted there was a warrant for Simpson's arrest which was issued by Teesside Magistrates' Court in March 2024, which the force did not carry out.

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Three months later, Isabelle was killed after suffering weeks of abuse at the hands of the pair.

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