Daniel Pelka, whose first language was Polish, died at his home in Coventry from a head injury in March 2012.
His mother, Magdelena Luczak, 27, and her boyfriend, Mariusz Krezolek, 34, were sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison after being found guilty of his murder in July.
A serious case review (SCR) by Coventry Local Safeguarding Children Board found that Luczak and Krezolek deliberately set out to harm him and mislead professionals about what they were doing.
Although a number of concerns were raised with the family by professionals, Daniel’s “voice was not heard” due to his lack of English and low confidence.
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