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| Riley Pettipierre methadone death preventable, report finds | Riley Pettipierre methadone death preventable, report finds |
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| The death of a two-year-old boy who drank some of his mother's methadone could have been prevented, a report has found. | The death of a two-year-old boy who drank some of his mother's methadone could have been prevented, a report has found. |
| Riley Pettipierre, from Belper, Derbyshire, swallowed the heroin substitute from a beaker last March. | Riley Pettipierre, from Belper, Derbyshire, swallowed the heroin substitute from a beaker last March. |
| His mother Sally Dent, 33, and father, Shaun Binfield, 45, were convicted of manslaughter and jailed in February. | His mother Sally Dent, 33, and father, Shaun Binfield, 45, were convicted of manslaughter and jailed in February. |
| The Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board said police and health workers should have done more. | |
| Riley died in March 2012 when his mother Dent, a long-term drug user, put the legally prescribed substitute into one of his beakers. | Riley died in March 2012 when his mother Dent, a long-term drug user, put the legally prescribed substitute into one of his beakers. |
| During the trial, it emerged Riley had been exposed to several drugs and traces of cannabis, crack cocaine, heroin and alcohol were found in his system. | During the trial, it emerged Riley had been exposed to several drugs and traces of cannabis, crack cocaine, heroin and alcohol were found in his system. |
| The report, following a serious case review, found there had been a series of "missed opportunities" by several organisations and professionals who came into contact with the family. | The report, following a serious case review, found there had been a series of "missed opportunities" by several organisations and professionals who came into contact with the family. |
| Experts said police officers who visited the house following a tip off about low-level drug dealing failed to inform social services about any concerns. | Experts said police officers who visited the house following a tip off about low-level drug dealing failed to inform social services about any concerns. |
| Doctors who treated Dent for her drug addiction also failed to inform social services. | Doctors who treated Dent for her drug addiction also failed to inform social services. |
| 'Missed opportunities' | 'Missed opportunities' |
| The report outlined 18 strong recommendations on how information should be shared and risks assessed in such cases. | The report outlined 18 strong recommendations on how information should be shared and risks assessed in such cases. |
| Det Supt Andy Stokes, head of public protection at Derbyshire Police, said: "Mistakes do happen and unfortunately there has been a tragic death in this case but we are learning all the time and improving." | Det Supt Andy Stokes, head of public protection at Derbyshire Police, said: "Mistakes do happen and unfortunately there has been a tragic death in this case but we are learning all the time and improving." |
| Christine Cassell, chair of the Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board, said too much emphasis had been placed on the mother's drug treatment and not on Riley's needs. | Christine Cassell, chair of the Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board, said too much emphasis had been placed on the mother's drug treatment and not on Riley's needs. |
| She added: "Because people were focused on the mother and her fears of her baby being taken away, they didn't think about the risks to the child as a result of her being a drug user." | She added: "Because people were focused on the mother and her fears of her baby being taken away, they didn't think about the risks to the child as a result of her being a drug user." |
| NHS Southern Derbyshire said it accepted the history of both parents should have been taken into consideration and a referral to social services should have been made. | NHS Southern Derbyshire said it accepted the history of both parents should have been taken into consideration and a referral to social services should have been made. |
| Dent was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years and Binfield received four years . | Dent was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years and Binfield received four years . |