Why didn’t they let me know?

The mother of a five-year-old boy beaten to death by her partner would never have stayed with him had probation officers warned her of his previous violence towards children, an inquest heard today. (Thurs) Marvyn Iheanacho, 39, punched five-year-old child model Alex Malcolm repeatedly against a metal fence for losing a trainer, Southwark Coroner’s Court heard. He then attacked his mother when she tried to call an ambulance and calmly smoked a cigarette as he denied Alex treatment for two…

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