Magdalena Luczak, who murdered son Daniel, defended by mother

The mother of Magdelena Luczak, who murdered her son Daniel Pelka, defended her daughter and claimed that social services should also be blamed for his death.

Luczak, 27, a former prostitute, and her partner Mariusz Krezolek, 34, are facing life sentences for murdering the four-year- old Coventry schoolboy who was systematically starved under the noses of his teachers and health professionals.

Luczak’s mother Jolanta Luczak told Sky News from her home in Lodz, Poland: “I don’t know who influenced her.