***Content Advisory*** In loving memory of Peter Connolly. An angel is home. ***Content Advisory***

I want you to remember this name: Peter Connolly. Otherwise known as Baby P. If you google Baby P Peter Connolly, you will probably be directed to a page that has been removed. The British government is trying to protect the identities of those that are responsible for his death. I think this is partly to protect their family and to protect the murderers from vigilantes.

I personally believe Baby Peter deserves to be remembered.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/baby-p/3497641/Government-U-turn-over-Baby-P-report.html

Peter was a baby in Great Britain that was murdered by 3 horrendous, soulless monsters. What hurts the most is that one of the monsters was called "mum".

The system that should have saved him failed him - miserably.

Doctors and social workers (professionals that are trained to spot abuse) were oblivious to plight of Peter. Days before he died, "Dr. Sabah Al-Zayyat noticed bruises to his body but decided she could not carry out a full systemic examination because the boy was 'miserable and cranky'."

Ya think?

Had she examined him, she would have known that his spine had been snapped in half and eight ribs had been broken. It was as if somebody had forced him to bend over backwards...like a hinge. I think that warrants a little crankiness.

A few days later, he was dead. He was left to die alone in his crib after someone punched him in the face. A tooth was found in his colon.

My heart hurts for this little boy. I can't even begin to imagine the hell that this angel had to go through during his short stay on earth.






Look at his beautiful face!

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/11/13/PH2008111303526.jpg

The system is broken. Though this happened in England, things like this happen every day in the U.S. Abusers can cover up the physical symptoms of abuse and neglect, but there are always going to be signs that aren't easily camoflauged.

Anne Walker, a childminder: "He was dying. I told [social services] about his state. I said things were not right. But nothing was done. If someone had taken action we would not be mourning the loss of a baby's life. The warning signs were all there."

Please remember Peter so that his death has not been in vain. Pass on this story and don't let Peter's suffering be silenced.

FYI: In the United States, whose population is roughly six times larger than England, the federal government says an estimated 1,530 children died due to child abuse or neglect in 2006 _ with about 75 percent of those deaths attributable to a parent.