BABY P’s depraved mum will be forced to reveal details of her tragic tot’s death as part of her fresh bid for freedom.
Tracey Connelly, 44, is set to face a public parole hearing – after she was thrown back in jail for breaching conditions of her release.
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The sick mum has always maintained silence over the death of her son Peter Connelly.
But she is now set to be quizzed by experts in the coming weeks as part of her upcoming parole hearing.
The groundbreaking questioning will unfold on October 22 and 23 – and will see the parent own up for her actions for the first time ever.
It comes 18 years after Peter died when he was just 17 years old in 2007.
Baby Peter, known as just Baby P in court documents from the time, suffered barbaric injuries at the hands of his mother and her lover before he was left to die.
It later emerged the authorities missed 60 opportunities to save him.
Connelly pleaded guilty to causing or allowing the death of a child the following year.
Her lover Steven Barker was locked up for a minimum of 12 years in 2009 for torturing the tragic tot.
His brother, Jason Owen, received a six-year jail sentence for allowing Peter to die.
The case had a lasting impact on how safeguarding is carried out for vulnerable children in the UK.
Connelly was recalled to prison in September for a breach of her licence conditions – the second time she’d been put back inside for breaking the rules.
As part of the hearing later this month, the panel will forensically question her about her son Peter’s death.
A source told the The Mirror: “Connelly has always hid the truth about her role and the circumstances surrounding Peter’s death.
“She has never been held to account and asked openly why she let it happen.
“But the Parole Board will rake over Peter’s death and she’ll have nowhere to hide. She’ll finally have to give answers.”
According to Judge Peter Rook KC, the parole board received two applications for the review to take place in front of the public.
Connelly’s case was described as a “landmark case” in the application.
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It also called the case “one of the most high-profile and devastating child protection failures in UK history” that “permanently altered the conversation around safeguarding”.
They argued the public still does not have access to the “real details”.
They cited how previous decisions around parole and recall have been made in private.
But they said a public hearing would “provide crucial context to a case that remains deeply significant to the public”.
Connelly’s lawyers argued against the hearing being made public, claiming it posed a risk to her safety .
She reportedly suffers from PTSD – which would be made worse if the hearing was public, according to her representative.
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