Couple who ‘beat, belittled and starved’ a vulnerable man to death after he was sent to live with them by social services found guilty of murder
A couple have been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable man who had been placed in their care after social services sent him to live with them. The case raises serious concerns about the safeguarding of adults placed in private homes and whether warning signs of abuse were identified.
The prosecution said the man was repeatedly beaten, demeaned and deprived of food before his death. The article does not provide the defendants’ names, the victim’s identity, the location, dates or sentencing details in the supplied text.
- Couple convicted of murdering vulnerable man in their care
- Abuse reportedly included violence, humiliation and starvation
- Case raises safeguarding concerns around social-services placements