The mother of Baby P will be forced to share details of the toddler’s death as part of her latest appeal attempt.
Tracey Connelly, 44, will face a public parole hearing after being put back behind bars for breaking the conditions of her release.
Connelly has always kept quiet about the details of the death of her son, Peter Connelly.
She is expected to be questioned by experts in the coming weeks as part of her new parole hearing, between October 22 and 23.
This will be the first time that Connelly has ever opened up about the tragic details that led to the death of her 17-month-old son in 2007.
Baby Peter, who was referred to as just Baby P in court documents during the trial, suffered traumatic injuries at the hands of Tracey and her partner, before being left to die.
It was later revealed that child protective services missed 60 opportunities to save him.
The following year, Connelly pleaded guilty to causing or allowing the death of a child.
Connelly received a sentence of indefinite imprisonment for public protection, subject to a minimum term of five years.
Her partner, Steven Barker, was sentenced to 12 years in 2009 for torturing the toddler.
Barker’s brother, Jason Owen, was handed a six-year sentence for allowing Peter to die.
The case had a monumental impact on how UK authorities handle the safeguarding of vulnerable children.
Connelly was released from jail in 2022 but was recalled in September 2024, after breaking the rules of her parole for the second time.
As part of this month’s hearing, the parole panel will forensically question Connolly about Peter’s death.
According to a source: "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."
The parole board has received two applications for a public review of Tracey’s case, according to Judge Peter Rook KC.
The shocking death of Baby P was described as a “landmark” case in the application.
It was described as "one of the most high-profile and devastating child protection failures in UK history" that "permanently altered the conversation around safeguarding".
It highlighted how the public still does not know the “real details” of the case, and how decisions around parole and recall have been made in public.
They explained how a public hearing would "provide crucial context to a case that remains deeply significant to the public".
Connelly’s defence has argued against a public hearing, claiming that it posed a risk to her safety.
She allegedly suffers from PTSD, which would be worsened if her hearing was made public.
