Baby P’s mother Tracey Connelly ‘throws massive tantrum’ after her bid to be released from jail in time for Christmas is rejected
- Tracey Connelly, 38, jailed indefinitely with a minimum term of five years
- Connelly caused or allowed her 17-month-old son Peter’s death by torture
- She ‘trashed her cell’ in Low Newton upon hearing Parole Board decision
Tracey Connelly (pictured), 38, is said to have thrown a ‘wild tantrum’ after she heard she would not be released from prison
Baby P’s mother Tracey Connelly has reportedly trashed her cell after she was told she would not be allowed out of prison by Christmas.
Connelly was told by a Parole Board at a hearing on November 25 that she was not suitable for release from HMP Low Newton in County Durham and that she also shouldn’t be transferred to an open prison.
‘Her fury when she was told was intense. It was a wild tantrum,’ a source told the Daily Star.
‘She’s not scared of a row and she’s had plenty. She walks around like she owns the place.’
Connelly, 38, was jailed indefinitely with a minimum term of five years in 2009 for causing or allowing her 17-month-old son Peter’s death.
She was let out on licence in 2013, but sent back to prison for breaching her parole conditions in 2015.
A summary of the Parole Board decision released on Friday said: ‘After considering the circumstances of her offending, the progress made while in custody and the evidence presented at the hearing, the panel’s view was that Ms Connelly was not suitable for release.
‘Under current legislation Ms Connelly will be eligible for a further review within two years. The date of the next review will be set by the Ministry of Justice,’ the Parole Board said.
The mother was initially locked up for allowing her 17-month-old son Peter, known as Baby P, to be tortured to death
‘Furthermore, the panel did not recommend to the Secretary of State that Ms Connelly should be transferred to an open prison.’
The panel rejected the plan for release proposed by Connelly’s probation officer, concluding it was ‘not robust enough’ to manage her in the community.
The summary said: ‘The panel considered that Ms Connelly was appropriately located in closed conditions where remaining levels of risk should be addressed.
‘The benefits of a move to open conditions at this time were considered to be limited and to be outweighed by the remaining risks that Ms Connelly represents.’
Connelly was also refused release in 2015 and 2017.
Connelly, 35, allowed her 17-month-old son Peter, known as Baby P, to be tortured in 2007 by her lover Steven Barker (left) and his brother Jason Owen (right)
Connelly was given an indefinite sentence after she admitted allowing her then-boyfriend Steven Barker and his brother, Jason Owen, to torture and kill her 17-month-old son Peter, who was publicly known as Baby P.
He died in north London on August 3 2007 at the hands of his mother, her lover Steven Barker and their lodger Jason Owen.
Connelly is said to have hoped to spend Christmas with her lover a 37-year-old insurance salesman named Paul from Reading
Peter suffered more than 50 injuries, including a broken back and missing fingernails despite being on the at-risk register and receiving 60 visits from social workers, police and health professionals over the final eight months of his life.
Connelly said in September she believed she was ready to leave prison a ‘changed woman.’
She is said to have hoped to spend Christmas with her lover a 37-year-old insurance salesman named Paul from Reading.
It was revealed earlier this year Connelly has received £14,000 in legal aid in the fight to see her three teenage daughters, who have reportedly snubbed letters from their mother.
She was banned from seeing her other children after the death of Baby P but has received the money in her bid to be reunited with them.