Bronson Battersby death: sister ‘does not place any blame’ on social services

Melanie Battersby, 37, welcomes ‘rapid review’ into death of toddler alongside father in Skegness

The sister of Bronson Battersby, the two-year-old boy found dead alongside his father in Lincolnshire, has said police and social services “did what they could” and she does not blame them.

Speaking as Lincolnshire county council carried out a “rapid review” into the death of the toddler, Melanie Battersby said she welcomed the local authority inquiry.