Blackpool Council to review safeguarding following murder of Damion Russell

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Blackpool Council to review safeguarding following murder of Damion Russell
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'Our thoughts remain with his family and everyone affected by his passing'

Blackpool Council has begun a safeguarding review after a father was convicted of murdering his two-year-old son in the town last August.

READ MORE: 'A gross abuse of trust': Shameless Blackpool dad shows no emotion as he's jailed for brutal murder of 'helpless son' On July 14, 2023, the Family Court granted a Child Arrangement Order, allowing Damion to stay with his father. Emergency servies were immediately sceptical about Hardcastle's account of his son came about his injuries. He was arrested on suspicion of GBH and later murder, following Damion's death.

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