Council chief urged to quit after starvation case

The shocking starvation of a seven-year-old girl at the hands of her own mother in England raised questions about social services and led to calls for a senior council official to quit.

During the trial of Angela Gordon and Junaid Abuhamza – jailed today for the manslaughter of Khyra Ishaq – it emerged that Birmingham City Council was aware of concerns about the child’s welfare almost five months before her death.