Lauren Wright

Lauren Wright was born on the 16th July 1993 and died on the 6th May 2000 aged 6.Lauren died at the family home on the 6th of May 2000 after she was struck so hard in the stomach, by her step-mother, that her digestive system collapsed. At the time of her death she had more than 60 bruises on her emaciated body.Medical experts told that the injuries sustained by the little girl were like those suffered by somebody who had been involved in a serious car accident.
Tracey Wright (step-mother), 31 and Craig Wright (father), 38, both of Welney, near Kings Lynn, were both convicted of wilful neglect and manslaughter following a four week trial at Norwich Crown Court.Tracey Wright's treatment of little Lauren was described as "very near the top of the scale of inhumanity" by one of the police officers who led the investigation. Lauren Wright was brutally killed after being let down by every single agency responsible for protecting her in the months before her death.
Two witnesses, one a trained social worker, described Lauren as looking "like an advert for the NSPCC" in the weeks leading to her death, while others told the court she looked like a "ragamuffin" and a "waif".One neighbour watched as Tracey shouted obscenities at Lauren in the street, punching her in the head and walking off, leaving the little girl a crumpled heap on the ground and only to get up on feet with silent tears and run after her step-mother.
Tracey Wright was convicted of killing her six-year-old stepdaughter and was sentenced to 15 years in jail. Tracey Wright would be eligible for parole after saving half of the 15 year term. Jurors heard that Lauren had spent much of her life under the umbrella of social workers.Lauren had left the care of her natural mother Jennifer Bennett at the age of three following allegations of neglect. She had begun living with her father and Tracey Wright about two years before her death.
In the months before her death her bruises and declining physical condition was noted by doctors, teachers and social workers.Social services, plus education and health authority officials admitted that serious mistakes were made in the way Lauren was cared for. One social services manager (David Wright) resigned as a result of her death. Please all remember Lauren a beautiful yet tragically uncared for child.