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| Serious case reviews into the deaths of three children who came into contact with care agencies in Swansea will be published later. | Serious case reviews into the deaths of three children who came into contact with care agencies in Swansea will be published later. |
| One of them is understood to be Carly Townsend, 16, whose mother and half-sister were jailed for manslaughter after she died of a drug overdose. | One of them is understood to be Carly Townsend, 16, whose mother and half-sister were jailed for manslaughter after she died of a drug overdose. |
| Separate reviews into two other deaths of teenagers will also be released. | Separate reviews into two other deaths of teenagers will also be released. |
| A team of experts was appointed last year to oversee the work of Swansea council's social services department. | A team of experts was appointed last year to oversee the work of Swansea council's social services department. |
| The independent intervention board, the first in Wales, was imposed by the assembly government following concerns the local authority was failing to protect young people. | The independent intervention board, the first in Wales, was imposed by the assembly government following concerns the local authority was failing to protect young people. |
| Swansea council said at the time it had already improved children's services. | Swansea council said at the time it had already improved children's services. |
| The names of the teenagers in the serious case reviews have not been released, but BBC Wales understands one of them is Carly Townsend, who died from a heroin overdose in May 2007. | The names of the teenagers in the serious case reviews have not been released, but BBC Wales understands one of them is Carly Townsend, who died from a heroin overdose in May 2007. |
| Her mother, Andrea Townsend, and her half-sister, Gemma Evans, put her to bed despite her suffering ill-effects from the drug, and then watched television rather than calling an ambulance. | Her mother, Andrea Townsend, and her half-sister, Gemma Evans, put her to bed despite her suffering ill-effects from the drug, and then watched television rather than calling an ambulance. |
| Townsend and Evans were both convicted of manslaughter through gross negligence. | Townsend and Evans were both convicted of manslaughter through gross negligence. |
| Evans was sentenced to four years and her mother was sent to prison for two years. | Evans was sentenced to four years and her mother was sent to prison for two years. |
| The court heard that Carly's father and around 20 of her mother's friends had died from heroin overdoses. | The court heard that Carly's father and around 20 of her mother's friends had died from heroin overdoses. |
| Carly had been staying at a secure unit in Neath but had been released back to the family home days before she died. | Carly had been staying at a secure unit in Neath but had been released back to the family home days before she died. |
| Fresh inspections | Fresh inspections |
| The serious case reviews are investigations that are carried out when a child dies, or suffers an extremely serious injury, where abuse or neglect is known or suspected. | The serious case reviews are investigations that are carried out when a child dies, or suffers an extremely serious injury, where abuse or neglect is known or suspected. |
| Their purpose is find out how professionals and organisations involved in the child's care performed and whether any lessons can be learned. | Their purpose is find out how professionals and organisations involved in the child's care performed and whether any lessons can be learned. |
| In January this year, Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales, the body that initially found social services in Swansea to be failing, carried out a fresh inspection. | In January this year, Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales, the body that initially found social services in Swansea to be failing, carried out a fresh inspection. |
| The results of that will be presented at the Welsh assembly next Tuesday. | |
| Another report found social workers had failed to properly investigate allegations of child abuse in the case of five-year-old Aaron Gilbert, who was murdered in Swansea in 2005 by his mother's partner. | Another report found social workers had failed to properly investigate allegations of child abuse in the case of five-year-old Aaron Gilbert, who was murdered in Swansea in 2005 by his mother's partner. |
| Andrew Lloyd was jailed for 24 years after admitting murdering Aaron, who died from brain damage. | Andrew Lloyd was jailed for 24 years after admitting murdering Aaron, who died from brain damage. |