Watchdog to investigate police role before Skegness father and son death

IOPC to consider ‘response to any welfare concerns raised’ before Bronson Battersby, two, was found dead next to father’s body

The police watchdog has said it will investigate whether officers missed any opportunities to intervene before Bronson Battersby, two, and his father, Kenneth, 60, were found dead at a flat in Skegness, Lincolnshire.

Bronson was found curled up next to the body of his father, who had died at the flat they shared.