A review has ordered how authorities dealt with Shay Kang’s tragic mother before her murder – what will happen next?

Spokesperson for Sandwell Child Protection Partnership told the Express & Star: “Our thoughts remain with everyone who knew Shay.

“The Partnership has commissioned an independent Local Child Protection Practice Review (LCSPR), in line with our statutory obligations, to look at whether there are any learning opportunities arising from this tragic event.”

Shay’s mother, paranoid schizophrenic, Jaskirat Kaur, 33 was sentenced on Friday to an indefinite hospital detention order at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

Prosecutor Sally Houses KC said forensic teachers at Brickhouse Primary School, West Midlands Police officers and social workers from Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership had raised concerns about Shay and her mother.

Kaur stopped her fun-loving daughter from attending school before Christmas 2023 and due to delusional fears that the girl would be kidnapped. Shay missed seven months of school, regressing mentally and physically because he had no one to talk to at home.

The school asked for a “safe and sound” home visit from West Midlands Police officers, who noticed she was paranoid and urged her to see her GP about her mental health. Unfortunately, she ignored their advice. Social workers noticed Kaur’s paranoia because the house was dark all day and were told her co-parents were concerned for Shay’s safety.

However, the 10-year-old never reached the threshold for further investigation into the risks posed to her. On March 4 this year, Kaur stabbed her daughter to death and left her body in bed for 12 hours before calling emergency services. Even days after the murder, Kaur suffered mental delusions that led her to tell police officers she had “no regrets” about killing her daughter by stabbing her in the heart in the chest, which stopped her from being “taken away or adopted.”

Because Shay and her mother are known to authorities, a local review of child protection practices should be conducted to find out which agencies were involved and whether their employees followed the proper processes to prevent children from being killed in their own homes.

An independent author will be appointed to oversee the review and write the report. A review period, called the scoping period, is agreed.

Describing the process, the Children’s Partnership website states: “A CSPR panel is convened, which includes senior managers from child/family agencies who meet to review the work done by all agencies. The CSPR panel will meet with the author to ensure the quality of each version of the report as it is developed.

“Multi-agency Reflective Learning Events will be held for frontline practitioners/managers who have worked directly with the child and family. These interactive sessions will identify and discuss good practice and areas for improvement – each agency will be asked to identify how they can improve services for families in the future There is a range of support that practitioners can access both within their own organization and through through a business unit due to the subject matter.”

The guidance added: “If parallel proceedings will not be affected, family members will be asked to be involved in the review process and will be kept informed of progress and publication of the report.”