What is Murder of Victoria Climbié?
'''Adjo Victoria Climbié''' ([[November 2]], [[1991]] - [[February 25]], [[2000]]), better known as '''Anna Climbié''' or '''Victoria Climbié''' was born in [[Abobo]] near [[Abidjan]] in the [[Ivory Coast]], and when she was aged seven she was sent by her parents to [[Europe]] with her great-aunt '''Marie Thérèse Kouao''' for a chance for an education. They travelled first to [[France]], and then to [[England]]. In [[London]], Kouao met bus-driver '''Carl Manning''', and she and Victoria moved into his flat in [[Tottenham]] in July 1999. Here, Victoria was abused by both Kouao and Manning. She was admitted to [[casualty]] on February 24, 2000, unconscious and suffering from [[hypothermia]]; she died the next day. The [[Home Office]] [[pathologist]] noted 128 separate injuries and scars on her body. Marie Thérèse Kouao and Carl Manning were charged with child cruelty and murder. During police interviews, both claimed that Victoria was [[Spirit possession|possessed]]. Their trial ran from November 2000 to January 12, 2001. Both were found guilty, and were sentenced to [[life imprisonment]]. Victoria's murder led to a [[public inquiry]], chaired by [[Lord Herbert Laming]], who investigated the role of [[social services]], the [[National Health Service|NHS]] and [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|police]] in her death. The [[Laming report]] found that on at least 12 occasions care workers could have saved her life. The highly critical report has led to further reforms of the way child protection measures are implemented in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]], including the creation of a database to keep track of every child in Britain in order to better co-ordinate the notes of doctors and social workers. ==Related articles== * [[Laming report]] * [[child murder]] * [[child abuse]] [[Category:People murdered in London]] [[Category:Murdered children]] [[Category:2000s murders in Europe]]