Revealed: Social workers at council responsible for murdered adopted baby Preston Davey missed chances to save THREE other children from harm

Social workers at the same council responsible for tragic Preston Davey missed chances to save three other children from harm in recent cases, including another murder. After secondary school teacher Jamie Varley, 37, was jailed for life for Preston's sexual abuse and murder, an independent review has resumed. It will consider evidence including at least eight missed chances to intervene , social workers, police and Varley's colleagues, revealed in court during the killer adoptive father's trial. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said 'questions need to be answered' over how Varley was able to abuse and kill Preston, while former Home Secretary Jack Straw said police need to consider prosecuting officials involved in the case for possible 'malfeasance in public office'.   Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel De Souza said the murder of 13-month-old Preston Davey was a 'massive safeguarding failure' and she will pursue the question of whether it was preventable with 'that baby's broken body at the front of my mind'. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she said: 'Did that evil abuser hoodwink people? I want to know whether the correct level of professional curiosity was there.' Previous safeguarding reviews in Oldham, Greater Manchester, highlighted shortcomings in three recent cases including that of murdered youngster Dylan Scanlon, it can now be revealed. The five-year-old was beaten and fed a lethal dose of antidepressants 's Eve, 2021, four years after welfare concerns were first raised.