BABY P STEPDAD BIDS FOR PAROLE

Fury as sex beast who tortured tot to death could be out in months

-  ISAAC CROWSON

BABY P's evil stepfather is making a fresh bid for parole - and he could be out of jail in months.

The revelation comes just days after what would have been the tragic tot's 18th birthday, on March 1.

Baby P, real name Peter Connelly, was 17 months old when he was found dead in his bloodstained cot with more than 50 injuries, including a broken back, in Haringey, North London.

Stepdad Steven Barker was jailed in 2009 for causing his death, along with Peter's mum Tracey and their lodger.

It was a case that horrified the nation and highlighted major social care blunders and failings.

But despite public outrage, statistics show around 884 other deaths of children in similar settings since then.

Last night, there was fury at the prospect of brute Barker walking free.