Now she's just gone a little bit floppy to be honest with you.'
In a recording of the call, Brockhill claims she was in the kitchen making a coffee when she heard a 'bang' coming from the living room where Star was playing with three other children.īrockhill adds: 'I came out and the little lad's stood there and the little girl's on the floor and she was crying and then she was sick. Smith and Brockhill waited 15 minutes after the incident where Star was injured before calling 999. These were 'caused by a severe and forceful blow or blows, either in the form of punching, stamping or kicking to the abdomen'. The jury heard the injuries which caused the child's death involved extensive damage to her abdominal cavity. 'And if you want to keep your kneecaps I suggest you stop sending her them. 'She keeps getting a lot of message requests and friend requests she's not going to accept, especially from tramps like you.
In an unsettling speech, she tells the audience: 'Guys and girls you need to remember the fact that Frankie is with me. She regularly exhibited violent behaviour, including a Snapchat video in which she boasted: 'I'm a psycho when it comes to my girlfriend, and wouldn't mind putting anyone in a chair for the rest of their life if they as much look at her wrongly. The verdicts come 11 days after the stepmother of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, Emma Tustin, was jailed for his murder in a case that caused widespread shock and revulsion. Just like that case, social services were repeatedly warned about Brockhill and Smith but Star was allowed to stay with them.īrockhill told the court she came from an English Gypsy family and left school when she was 10, later working as a bouncer. There were also bruises on her cheek and right shin but were told by Brockhill she had fallen down the stairs. On September 15 social services closed the case, indeed concluding the referral had been 'malicious'. The next day they went again unannounced and found her at home with Brockhill. They noticed Star was so unsteady on her feet she walked into a sofa while they were there. SeptemFrank Smith – Star's paternal great-grandfather – alerted social services to a video of Star with bruises on her face. J- Social services were again contacted by Rachel Whiteley, a close friend of Smith's mother Yvonne Spendley. Social services closed the case in July, it is not clear what was done. JJordan Hobson, Star's father, referred Smith and Brockhill to social services after seeing pictures the couple had shared of his daughter's bruised face. Police again visited their home and saw the markings on the baby's head. Smith and Brockhill's explanation that they were from her playing with a puppy were believed. Star's great-grandmother Anita Smith contacted social services over concerns over how the baby was being treated. They visited but there were no bruises to either the baby or her mother. Social services spoke to Frankie Smith and Brockhill and the latter gave them permission to do police checks on her. Her family were spoken to and no problems were raised, so the case was closed on February 27.
Social services tried to visit Smith on January 28 but she was not home. Three days later police visited but there were no concerns raised. JanuA referral from Smith's friend and sometimes babysitter Holly Jones went to social services.