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    Bronson Battersby: Police watchdog to investigate if there were 'missed opportunities' before toddler's death

    by Jordan King and Lydia Chantler-Hicks Jan 18, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: Facebook

    The police watchdog will investigate whether there were "missed opportunities" that could have prevented the tragic deaths of two-year-old Bronson Battersby and his father.

    Bronson was found dead along with his father Kenneth at their home in Skegness, Lincolnshire, last Tuesday.

    A social worker from Lincolnshire County Council had tried on two occasions – January 2 and 4 – to visit Mr Battersby and his son but got no answer, alerting Lincolnshire Police both times.

    The father and son were found dead when the landlord let the social worker into the flat on January 9,

    Derrick Campbell, regional director for watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said on Thursday: "The harrowing circumstances in which Kenneth and Bronson Battersby died are truly shocking.

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