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According to records, he was seen by a health visitor in April 2016 shortly after his birth, and the following month for a check-up.

In March 2020, health visitor records said it had been noted at a safeguarding meeting that Abiyah had not been seen by them since his six-week assessment, with non-attendance by him and his parents at appointments at the one and two-year marks since his birth.

"I took some photos of the house and I was so nervous, I was shaking, but I showed the leader of a baby group I went to, who got in touch with a health visitor who referred me to the charity Dora Brown," the 37-year-old says.

She then made a middle-of-the-night call to her health visitor who, fortunately, picked up and agreed to come round.

She said her health visitor and a therapist wrote to the council supporting her need for extra help.