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Baby P family anger as killer is back in jail for breaking his parole

One of the three people jailed over the death of Baby P was back behind bars last night after breaching the conditions of his parole.

Jason Owen was freed on licence in 2011 after serving half his six-year sentence for causing or allowing Peter Connelly to die.

It emerged yesterday that the 41-year-old was returned to prison after being caught in an area from which he had been banned. Police have refused to reveal the circumstances surrounding his arrest, but Peter’s relatives have demanded an explanation.

One said: ‘It is hardly a surprise. The authorities should now come clean and tell us exactly why he is back inside.’

Baby P suffered 50 injuries, including a broken back, before he died in August 2007 at the age of 17 months.

The attacks took place while Owen, a convicted arsonist and crack addict was lodging with his brother Steven Barker and the boy’s mother Tracey Connelly in Tottenham, north London.

The case sparked a national scandal after it emerged how social workers, police and doctors all missed a string of warning signs that could have saved the youngster’s life.

Officials assigned to Peter did not ask about Barker, who was Connelly’s boyfriend, even when she listed him as next of kin.

Social workers considered the child’s care to be ‘a routine, low-risk case’ and were too scared to confront Connelly. Owen, who was jailed in 2009 along with Barker and Connelly for ‘causing or allowing’ Peter’s killing, is now in his own cell at Category C Stafford Prison.

The prison has a special wing holding 84 ‘vulnerable’ inmates, including sex offenders and child abusers. After his release two years ago, Owen was photographed walking down the street in smart new clothes, looking relaxed, slim and fit.






Peter's mother, Tracey Connelly (right), and her boyfriend Steven Barker were also jailed in 2009 for causing or allowing the toddler's death

As he headed back to a hostel for high-risk offenders, a provocative tattoo could be read on his right arm that said ‘only God can judge me’.

Sources said he threw himself into an extreme fitness regime behind bars, including runs of up to eight miles.

Owen had demanded plastic surgery and a new identity on his release from Wandsworth Prison. He also wanted a seaside council house with his ex-girlfriend, the mother of his five children.

But none of his demands were met and he has struggled to keep a low profile in a bid to avoid reprisal attacks.

His return to jail is another painful turn in one of the darkest chapters in the history of social care.

Inquiries, official reports and court hearings have laid bare how Baby Peter was failed by the authorities at every turn, despite 60 visits to his home.


Peter Connelly was just 17 months old when he died in his mother's north London flat. He was found dead in his bloodied cot in August 2007 after horrific abuse despite being on a council 'at-risk' list

Sharon Shoesmith, the former children’s services chief at the London borough of Haringey, waged a long battle to clear herself of any personal responsibility.

She expressed ‘sorrow’ for Peter’s death, but has never apologised for her role in her department’s failings.

Harry Fletcher, of probation union Napo, said Owen could end up serving the remaining years of his sentence.

‘Because of the notoriety of Jason Owen, the Parole Board would have to be absolutely certain there was no chance of the decision backfiring before releasing him,’ he said.

‘He’s at the last chance saloon. He has to comply to the regime in prison and prove to the Parole Board that he’s not going to breach his licence again, which could be very difficult.’

A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said public protection was a ‘priority’ and insisted that offenders released on licence were subject to strict controls.

‘If they fail to comply with their licence conditions, they are liable to be returned to custody,’ she added.

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