A child died as a result of obesity when their mother apparently did nothing to help the situation.
The teenager, 13, identified only as Child F1 was even fed takeaways on their death bed by their mum who was accused of emotionally abusing them.
A newly-published review of the case in Manchester found that the mother failed to provide a PE kit and tried to prevent them from getting help for their weight.
F1, who was described as ‘sunny and friendly’, enjoyed PE but asked teachers not to tell their mum about extra health and exercise classes. Read more