It Is Difficult to Comprehend in This Day and Age That a Child Can Starve to Death Without Anyone Even Noticing... ; Tony Howell, Strategic Director Children Young People and Families

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BIRMINGHAM children's boss Tony Howell has insisted he will not quit over the tragic death of Khyra Ishaq.

Mr Howell, the city council strategic director for children, young people and families, said his resignation would "serve no purpose" and insisted that his much-criticised department would improve under his leadership.

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It Is Difficult to Comprehend in This Day and Age That a Child Can Starve to Death Without Anyone Even Noticing... ; Tony Howell, Strategic Director Children Young People and Families

His stance followed an admission by the council that social workers agreed to close their investigations into Khyra, her mother Angela Gordon and stepfather Junaid Abuhamza less than a month before the seven-year-old's emaciated body was discovered at her hom...

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