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Horror as 'gorgeous' toddler Bronson Battersby 'left to die of starvation' next to his dead father

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A two-year-old boy was left to die alone from starvation, curled up next to his dead father, his family has revealed.

Bronson Battersby’s body was reportedly found with his father Kenneth's in their home in Skegness, Lincolnshire, on January 9.

Mr Battersby, who suffered from a heart condition which had caused severe jaundice in the past few months, is believed to have died from a heart attack no earlier than December 29.

A social worker went to visit the house on January 2, in one of the weekly visits Bronson received because he was classed as vulnerable, according to The Sun.

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