Daily roundup 16 July: Daniel Pelka, serious case review, and working families

A mother who starved and murdered her son has died in jail. The BBC reports that Magdalena Luczak, 29, died in her cell at HMP Foston Hall Prison in Derbyshire on the eve of what would have been her son Daniel Pelka's eighth birthday. Luczak and her partner Mariusz Krezolek were each jailed for a minimum of 30 years for murdering Daniel in 2012.


A series case review is under way in Wolverhampton into how agencies acted in the case of child neglect that resulted in a man being jailed. The Express and Star reports that the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to prison for two years at Wolverhampton Crown Court in February after children were found at his house surrounded by vodka bottles and swarms of flies.


The proportion of poor children in working families rose by nine per cent between 2009 and 2014. The BBC reports that an Institute for Fiscal Studies study found that, during this time, wages did not increase at the same rate as inflation.


A police report has revealed that 17 children’s homes in Birmingham are at risk of child sexual exploitation. The Birmingham Mail reports that documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show that 372 suspected offenders are currently under investigation by police.


London Youth has launched a campaign calling for collaboration across London to improve the lives of young people. Working alongside Partnership for Young London and London Funders, London Youth hopes that A Vision for Young Londoners will lead to better health and education for young people as well as broader career opportunities and better access to housing.


The number of pupils expelled from school in Birmingham has risen by 62 per cent in the last six years. The Birmingham Mail reports that 282 pupils have been excluded from primary and secondary schools in the last year, mostly for violent behaviour.