Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was found dead alongside one of his dolls at his residence in Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom, reported The Times on Thursday (Jan 18) citing the landlady.

Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was found dead alongside one of his dolls at his residence in Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom, reported The Times on Thursday (Jan 18) citing the landlady. Battersby died of starvation almost two weeks after his father Kenneth succumbed to a heart attack on Jan 9. As per the report, Battersby was classed as vulnerable and was subjected to checks at least once a month by the children's services. Social workers had visited the toddler's house on Jan 2 and again two days later, getting no answer. Also read: Toddler dies of starvation in UK, body found curled up next to dead father The social workers contacted the police on both occasions but the bodies of the father and the son were not found until Jan 9 when the landlady Maria Clifton-Plaice provided a key. Search for the kid, and the discovery of his body Speaking to The Times, Clifton-Plaice said that she and two social workers found Kenneth on the living room floor, partially blocking the door. They then searched for the two-year-old by shouting his name and checking the bedrooms. Upon looking in the kitchen, they found the pet dog emaciated, but alive. Still unaware that the toddler was inside the house, Clifton-Plaice and the social workers called an ambulance and waited outside. “[The paramedic] arrived alone and we held open the door for him, showing him where Kenny’s body was,” Clifton-Plaice told the publication. The landlady added that the paramedic climbed over Kenneth and found a toy doll on the floor, and discovered Battersby's body lying behind his father. The post-mortem According to a post-mortem report, Kenneth might have died as early as Dec 29, which meant that his son would have been without food or water for 11 days. On Thursday, Battersby's mother Sarah Piesse said that her son was two inches short of reaching a refrigerator full of leftovers that would have saved him. Earlier, Piesse had said that she last saw her son before Christmas after a row with Kenneth, who is her former husband. (With inputs from agencies)

British toddler Bronson Battersby found dead alongside one of his dolls: Report

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British toddler Bronson Battersby found dead alongside one of his dolls: Report