Couple behind Baby P death named

The couple responsible for the death of Baby Peter have been named after a court anonymity order expired.
The child died at the hands of mother Tracey Connelly and her partner Steven Barker, of Penshurst Road, Haringey.

The third defendant in the case has also now been named as Jason Owen, 37, Barker's brother. Baby Peter's surname, Connelly, has also been released.

In May Connelly, 28, and Barker, 33, were jailed for five and 12 years for causing or allowing the death of Peter.
The 17-month old baby had more 50 injuries when he died, including fractured ribs and a broken back.
It emerged Owen changed his name to avoid being connected to the killing of Peter.

Owen, 37, who was imprisoned for three years, was staying at the home in Tottenham, north London, with his 15-year-old lover.

It has also been revealed that the brothers were charged with assaulting their own grandmother, Hilda Barker, in 1995, in an attempt to make her change her will.
That case was dropped when Mrs Barker, 82, died before giving evidence, but she told police she had been locked in a wardrobe by the pair.

The notoriety of the Baby Peter case is such that all three convicted are likely to be given new identities upon release to protect them from vigilante attacks, according to the probation union Napo.

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