Wicked

Killer: Emma Wilson is serving life for killing
her baby son Callum
Medics missed several chances to intervene
before an evil mum battered her baby son to
death - taking a selfie during the act.
Tragic Callum Wilson died aged just 11-
months-old from serious brain injuries in 2011
inflicted by his mum Emma.
The twisted 25-year-old even snapped a
picture of herself with the screaming tot in the
background.
A report published today revealed how care
professionals ignored injuries he suffered in
violent beatings.
GPs, health workers and children's centre staff
shrugged off bruising and scratches on tragic
Callum Wilson seven times in the weeks before
his death.
Their catalogue of failures meant fractures
inflicted on the tot by his mum Emma Wilson
during months of abuse went unnoticed and
chances to save him were missed.
Instead, they believed her repeated lies that
innocent Callum's "spiteful" two-year-old
brother was to blame for his wounds.
A serious case review published yesterday
concluded professionals would "probably have
prevented" the 11-month-old's death if they
read the signs of physical abuse.
It noted there were "significant lessons" to be
learned and issued 79 recommendations to
local NHS organisations and children's
services at the Royal Borough of Windsor and
Maidenhead.
Donald McPhail, chairman of the local
safeguarding children board, yesterday
apologised for failing to prevent Callum's
death.
He said: "I would like to repeat our regret this
tragic outcome hasn't been avoided."
Wilson, of Windsor, Berks., is serving life
behind bars with a minimum sentence of 14
years after being found guilty of his murder at
the Old Bailey.
The 25-year-old had concealed his birth from
her parents and claimed she had not known
she was pregnant. Callum was placed into
foster care shortly after in April 2010.
The tot came close to being adopted a few
months later however eventually Wilson
decided "her heart was saying" she wanted to
bring him home.
Callum moved in with his mum and her older
son, who was then two and cannot be named
for legal reasons, in November 2010.
Despite the strange circumstances surrounding
his birth and fostering, no "child in need" plan
was put in place by social workers.
Over the following weeks Wilson unleashed a
series of vicious beatings on her defenceless
son that caused his death.
The final attack was so violent neighbours to
Wilson's flat recalled the ceiling shook with the
force.
Little Callum suffered a catastrophic brain
injury and was left blind by the force of the
blows. He died in hospital two days later in
March 2011.
Doctors found Callum had old fractures to his
ribs, arm and leg that had happened two
weeks before the baby's death.
In a further sick twist, Wilson took a selfie of
herself with a screaming Callum after one of
the beatings.
She had her child buried in an unmarked
communal grave. The serious case review
states the first signs that should have caused
concerns came months before in December
2010.
A social worker and several other care
professionals noted scratches on the tot.
The first sign of physical abuse were spotted
by a GP in January 2011, who found faded
bruises on Callum's forehead and scratches to
his face.
In his notes from the examination, the GP
wrote the cause was Callum's older brother,
noting: "Two-year-old brother - spiteful."
Following this there were six further incidents
where children's centre staff and health visitors
- who were struggling with work loads - noted
bruising.
The serious case review notes the injuries were
"highly suspicious", adding: "The professionals
involved should have responded differently and
they should have been reported to the local
authority so that child protection enquiries
could be undertaken."
The day before he was beaten to death, a
health visitor had quizzed Wilson on Callum's
health.
Despite multiple bruises to the boy's head and
a lack of weight gain, the health visitor did not
inform social workers.
Her advice to Wilson was "not to leave the two
children alone together".
Alison Alexander, strategic director of
children's services in Windsor and
Maidenhead, said: "The review does raise
concerns at all levels, it doesn't just point
fingers at the social workers.
"It clearly identifies there were missed
opportunities at all levels."
The borough has introduced new policies on
bruising and concealed pregnancies to prevent
future mistakes.
However Ms Alexander admitted the council
"cannot guarantee" a similar tragedy will not
happen again in future due to the complexity of
these types of cases.