Kyrell Matthews died in October 2019 after suffering injuries including 41 rib fractures and internal bleeding.
Last week, his mother, Phylesia Shirley, 24, was found guilty of manslaughter.
Her former partner Kemar Brown, 28, was convicted of murder.
A review into Kyrell’s death, by the Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership, finds that his mother was known to both social services and health visitors due to her own adverse childhood experiences. She had also expressed mixed feelings about her pregnancy and had episodes of depression, according to the report.
“She was offered a range of services because of her vulnerability but did not engage well,” the report states.
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