The Local Government Ombudsman Michael King said York Council poorly handled the case in which supervision arrangements were placed on the parents after injuries were discovered when they took him to hospital with breathing problems in 2016. A doctor noted injuries to his ribs, which the family said could have been caused by treatment during a previous hospital stay.
After nine weeks of hospital care the baby died. During this time the parents had to be supervised at all times when visiting the baby.
The restrictions were not lifted when the baby's condition worsened and meant they were unable to visit on one occasion due to lack of supervision. On other occasions they were only able to spend four hours with their baby. The council required the parents' other two children to be cared for by grandparents.
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