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| West Yorkshire Police probed over starved boy death | West Yorkshire Police probed over starved boy death |
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| The police watchdog is to investigate officers' handling of concerns raised about a four-year-old boy who was found starved to death at his Bradford home almost two years after he died. | |
| Allegations of neglect had been made to West Yorkshire Police before Hamzah Khan's body was found in 2011. | Allegations of neglect had been made to West Yorkshire Police before Hamzah Khan's body was found in 2011. |
| His mother Amanda Hutton was jailed for manslaughter in October. | His mother Amanda Hutton was jailed for manslaughter in October. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it would examine what action the force took. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it would examine what action the force took. |
| The watchdog said it contacted West Yorkshire Police after Hutton was jailed to ask about complaints the force had received. | |
| IPCC commissioner Cindy Butts said: "The death of Hamzah Khan was a truly shocking example of the most cruel neglect imaginable and at the heart of it lies the loss of a young life. | |
| "Our investigation will examine what action West Yorkshire Police took and also why the contact was not referred to us in 2011." | |
| Det Ch Supt Andy Brennan said: "West Yorkshire Police referred this matter to the IPCC in November last year and they have decided this will be an independent investigation which we will fully support and assist in any way we can." | |
| The mummified remains of Hamzah Khan were found in squalid conditions at his home 21 months after he died of severe malnutrition. | |
| His mother was jailed for 15 years after being convicted of his manslaughter. | |
| A serious case review said police had made a number of visits to the house in the years before Hamzah's death in December 2009 but officers had been satisfied with the condition of the children and the home. |