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| A man who left his 10-year-old stepdaughter to become severely malnourished while he fed his own children normally has been jailed. | A man who left his 10-year-old stepdaughter to become severely malnourished while he fed his own children normally has been jailed. |
| The girl was fed intermittently on potato peelings at her home in Rochdale and eventually collapsed, said police. | |
| The man admitted allowing or causing a child to suffer serious harm and was jailed for three years by Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court. | The man admitted allowing or causing a child to suffer serious harm and was jailed for three years by Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court. |
| The girl's mother was given a 15-month suspended term for allowing the abuse. | The girl's mother was given a 15-month suspended term for allowing the abuse. |
| The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted the charges ahead of a trial. | The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted the charges ahead of a trial. |
| The court heard the man was the children's main carer due to his partner's working hours. | The court heard the man was the children's main carer due to his partner's working hours. |
| The girl's mother eventually found her daughter unresponsive on the bathroom floor. | The girl's mother eventually found her daughter unresponsive on the bathroom floor. |
| She was taken to hospital and regained consciousness the next day. | She was taken to hospital and regained consciousness the next day. |
| Doctors found she was severely malnourished and had a distended abdomen and swollen legs, said police. | Doctors found she was severely malnourished and had a distended abdomen and swollen legs, said police. |
| 'Dad isn't feeding me' | |
| They said the woman told her daughter she would get fed every day and be given "pudding and custard" if she did not tell anybody what was going on. | They said the woman told her daughter she would get fed every day and be given "pudding and custard" if she did not tell anybody what was going on. |
| But the girl told officers: "Mum knows Dad isn't feeding me." | But the girl told officers: "Mum knows Dad isn't feeding me." |
| In 2011, the child's primary school referred her to social services because of concern about her welfare. | In 2011, the child's primary school referred her to social services because of concern about her welfare. |
| She moved schools and her new teachers noticed the girl complained about not getting breakfast and was gorging herself at lunchtime. | She moved schools and her new teachers noticed the girl complained about not getting breakfast and was gorging herself at lunchtime. |
| Her stepfather initially had a good relationship with the child, but his priorities changed when he had his own children with the girl's mother, the court was told. | Her stepfather initially had a good relationship with the child, but his priorities changed when he had his own children with the girl's mother, the court was told. |
| He claimed she showed signs of attention-seeking behaviour, so started to ignore her during meal times. | He claimed she showed signs of attention-seeking behaviour, so started to ignore her during meal times. |
| Serious case review | |
| Judge Jonathan Foster QC said: "When concerns were raised, some excuse was produced to deflect attention. | Judge Jonathan Foster QC said: "When concerns were raised, some excuse was produced to deflect attention. |
| "I find it no coincidence that this is the one child under your care that was not your natural child." | "I find it no coincidence that this is the one child under your care that was not your natural child." |
| Det Insp Caroline Ward said: "She is now in a loving, caring and nurturing environment, but the abuse she has suffered will most likely stay with her for the rest of her life." | Det Insp Caroline Ward said: "She is now in a loving, caring and nurturing environment, but the abuse she has suffered will most likely stay with her for the rest of her life." |
| Rochdale Council said a serious case review was under way, with a report due to be published later this year. |