There's been a lot of talk in the press this week because Dr Philip Nitschke aka Dr Death was coming to the UK to begin a series of workshops on assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is one of those subjects that I see both sides of. I understand that when someone is suffering it can seem like the more humane thing to do but the bible clearly says that only God has the right to decide who lives and who dies. I think it's one of those things that although I wouldn't encourage it I wouldn't condemn someone for choosing that option either.
Anyway when we went out this morning we saw a camera crew walking down our road and this evening we saw a satellite van parked on the corner so we were wondering what was going on. It turns out Dr Death was holding his first workshop over the road at Hamilton Hall.
Hamilton Hall is a naturist hotel for gay men. Julie told me ages ago what sort of an establishment it was and I have to say I didn't believe her so I looked it up online. Not only is it a naturist hotel for gay men (women are strictly forbidden) but they actually run sex 'workshops' which from the descriptions on the site sound like orgies. And all a stones throw from my house. I can't wait to move.
Anyway this is what the Echo had to say about it.
Dr Death’s visitors brave media circus at Bournemouth hotel
IT can’t have been an easy decision for Dr Death’s “customers” to make a stand and attend his first-ever suicide workshop in Bournemouth.
Most of them elderly, those interested were shocked and angry to find themselves at the centre of a media circus and in a small, crowded room in the country’s only gay naturist hotel.
The majority were fearful their faces would appear on television and in newspapers, perhaps alerting their families to the fact that they were considering euthanasia.
But such was their interest in the subject matter that they were prepared to battle it out to give them peace of mind for the future.
Bournemouth was not selected for the workshop by chance.
Dr Philip Nitschke bluntly declared that the town’s “demographic” – the fact that is has a high proportion of elderly people – made it the obvious choice.
Speaking to the Daily Echo, he said: “We were always interested in coming to Bournemouth,” and, referring to last year’s problems with securing a venue, he added: “There was censorship and a wave of hysteria last year, but we knew people in Bournemouth were interested in what we have to say.”
During an hour-long public meeting, Australian Dr Nitschke outlined his belief that everyone has the right to choose a peaceful death.
He urged people to make “end of life plans” well in advance and outlined various ways of dying, including lethal doses of barbiturates, saying: “You want something you can just pick up, drink and die.”
The audience was even shown a video, called DIY with Betty, which showed how to make a plastic bag to go over your head.
The short video, one of the two played during the public session, was accompanied by cheerful music, not dissimilar to that heard on children’s television.
Dr Nitschke was smartly dressed and had clearly won the admiration of his audience, often making them laugh when he made jokes about his serious subject.
After the meeting, visitors were then told they could attend a more detailed workshop. The only rules were that you had to be over 50, sign a disclaimer, and pay a £25 fee to join Exit International.
As members of the public queued to sign up, many shifted around uncomfortably in their surroundings. Signs up in Hamilton Hall in Carysfort Road, Boscombe declared “Life is short, break some rules” and “Be nice or leave”.
But what did members of the public think of the presentation?
Ron Hands, 77, of Southbourne told how his wife died of cancer 20 years ago and added: “I want to die with dignity. I saw my wife suffer and I am thinking about my family.”
Peter King, 66, from Christchurch, added: “I think it is extraordinary that humans are the only animals who can’t be assisted in death – it is hypocritical.”
Paul and Beverley Waller travelled from their home in Weymouth to attend the workshop and Paul said: “We have often thought that we would like to be prepared for when we could be ill. We do not want painful deaths or to be a burden to our family.”
The press were then asked to leave so that more detailed discussions could take place in the closed workshops. Dr Nitschke plans to hold further workshops in Brighton, Stroud and Glasgow before more dates in Singapore and Australia.
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Friday, 1 May 2009
Baby P
Like everyone else I was upset when I heard the details of what had happened to baby P then today I read this about his 2 year old sister. When will these people learn that seen does not equal safe. These children were seen 60 times in the last 8 months of baby P's life but they weren't protected.
Boyfriend of Baby P's mother guilty of rape
The boyfriend of Baby P's mother was found guilty on Friday of the abuse of a second child, the rape of a two-year-old girl.
The girl, like 17-month-old Baby P, had been on the child protection register of Haringey Council in north London.
Baby P, whose first name can now be reported as Peter, died in August 2007 at the hands of his mother, the boyfriend and their lodger.
The toddler's death horrified the public and led to a nationwide review of child protection which recommended that overstretched children's social workers should be given extra training to address problems in the system.
Haringey Council said after the verdict it accepted that things had gone "badly wrong" with its child protection services.
"We live every day with the knowledge that more could have been done and apologise again to everyone affected," said council leader Claire Kober.
The abused girl, now aged four, gave evidence at the trial at the Old Bailey, becoming the youngest ever witness at the court, the Press Association reported.
The court was shown a 30-minute video of police interviewing her when she was three, in which she said the man had hurt her.
She was then cross-examined by defence lawyers and told them what she had said in the video was the truth.
The mother, who like her boyfriend cannot be named, was found not guilty of cruelty to the girl.
The mother and boyfriend were tried under false names to ensure a fair trial.
In November, the boyfriend and lodger Jason Owen were found guilty of causing or allowing Baby P's death. His mother had pleaded guilty to the charge.
Judge Stephen Kramer told the couple it was likely there would be "very substantial sentences" in both cases.
"There is no doubt that Peter and this young girl suffered terribly at the hands of these people," said Detective Chief Inspector Graham Grant after the verdict.
Details of the sexual abuse against the girl had emerged after police began their investigation into Baby P's death, Grant said.
"It is telling that this man denied rape and in doing so forced a very young and vulnerable child to endure a daunting criminal process at the Old Bailey," Grant added.
Baby P suffered a broken back and over 40 horrific injuries during a campaign of domestic violence despite having been seen more than 60 times by police, doctors and social workers.
A second serious case review into the toddler's death has yet to be published because of legal concerns.
But Graham Badman, chairman of Haringey Local Safeguarding Children Board, said the review had concluded that the boy's death "could and should have been prevented."
"It said the actions of the protecting professions involved with Baby P were lacking in urgency, lacking in thoroughness and insufficiently challenging to the child's mother," he said.
Sharon Shoesmith, head of Haringey's children services, was sacked without compensation in December.
Boyfriend of Baby P's mother guilty of rape
The boyfriend of Baby P's mother was found guilty on Friday of the abuse of a second child, the rape of a two-year-old girl.
The girl, like 17-month-old Baby P, had been on the child protection register of Haringey Council in north London.
Baby P, whose first name can now be reported as Peter, died in August 2007 at the hands of his mother, the boyfriend and their lodger.
The toddler's death horrified the public and led to a nationwide review of child protection which recommended that overstretched children's social workers should be given extra training to address problems in the system.
Haringey Council said after the verdict it accepted that things had gone "badly wrong" with its child protection services.
"We live every day with the knowledge that more could have been done and apologise again to everyone affected," said council leader Claire Kober.
The abused girl, now aged four, gave evidence at the trial at the Old Bailey, becoming the youngest ever witness at the court, the Press Association reported.
The court was shown a 30-minute video of police interviewing her when she was three, in which she said the man had hurt her.
She was then cross-examined by defence lawyers and told them what she had said in the video was the truth.
The mother, who like her boyfriend cannot be named, was found not guilty of cruelty to the girl.
The mother and boyfriend were tried under false names to ensure a fair trial.
In November, the boyfriend and lodger Jason Owen were found guilty of causing or allowing Baby P's death. His mother had pleaded guilty to the charge.
Judge Stephen Kramer told the couple it was likely there would be "very substantial sentences" in both cases.
"There is no doubt that Peter and this young girl suffered terribly at the hands of these people," said Detective Chief Inspector Graham Grant after the verdict.
Details of the sexual abuse against the girl had emerged after police began their investigation into Baby P's death, Grant said.
"It is telling that this man denied rape and in doing so forced a very young and vulnerable child to endure a daunting criminal process at the Old Bailey," Grant added.
Baby P suffered a broken back and over 40 horrific injuries during a campaign of domestic violence despite having been seen more than 60 times by police, doctors and social workers.
A second serious case review into the toddler's death has yet to be published because of legal concerns.
But Graham Badman, chairman of Haringey Local Safeguarding Children Board, said the review had concluded that the boy's death "could and should have been prevented."
"It said the actions of the protecting professions involved with Baby P were lacking in urgency, lacking in thoroughness and insufficiently challenging to the child's mother," he said.
Sharon Shoesmith, head of Haringey's children services, was sacked without compensation in December.
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Paignton College
My old school hit the headlines today when one of the pupils was diagnosed with swine flu.
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl from South Devon has been diagnosed with swine flu and one family member has symptoms.
The girl's school has been evacuated and shut down and will remain closed for more than a week.
The girl, who was on the same flight as the Scottish couple confirmed as having swine flu, is one of three more confirmed UK cases of swine flu on top of two previously identified, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the Commons today.
Paignton Community and Sports College was today evacuated and will be closed for more than a week.
The 12-year-old girl with swine flu has been named locally as Year 7 pupil Amy Whitehouse of Paignton.
Friends say Amy returned from a family holiday on a farm in Mexico at the end of last week.
Charlotte Cleverdon, aged 11, was in her class 7G1 when they were told Amy had swine flu.
She said: ''This afternoon at 1pm a teacher came in and told us what was happening and we were going home.
''Everyone started crying and holding their noses. I know Amy well. She's nice and I am worried about her.''
Charlotte's mum Lorraine, 36, said: ''It's a shock. I am really worried and I just want to get my daughter home.''
Every pupil from Amy's year was kept back at school to be given a dose of anti-viral drug Tamiflu.
Parents and pupils at Paignton College said they were ''very angry'' Amy had been allowed back to school.
One said: ''I am furious. We are not being given the information we need. We are not even allowed to ring our children on their mobiles.
''It is very worrying. I just want to get her home so there is less risk of infection.
''We were told the girl and her family have been to Mexico and staying on a farm.
''We have been here for hours but the kids are staying in until they have had a dose of the anti-flu medicine. It is chaos and everyone is scared.''
Mum Sheena Gill said: ''There are no words to describe it. It is frightening. Devastating and very scary.
''My daughter is very upset and we are off to the doctors to get her checked out.''
Her daughter Gordanne, 13, added: ''We were told one student has wine flu. I don't want to get it. Lots of children were crying.''
A father of a Year 7 pupil said: ''I can't believe they let somebody go on holiday to Mexico then return to school. It is unbelievably negligent.''
Amy is a pupil at the college's junior school for Years 7, 8 and 9 at the Waterleat Road Centre in Paignton.
Sources say she returned home from Mexico last week and initially felt fine but later began to suffer flu-like symptoms.
She is being looked after at home and the school is likely to stayed closed until May 11.
Anxious parents of children who attend the same school as the 12-year-old swine flu victim today said they were concerned for the youngsters’ safety.
The Year 7 girl, from Torbay in Devon, attends the college with more than 1,900 other children.
The two-site college will be gradually closed throughout the day as 230 pupils from Year 7 are given anti-viral drugs. The school will then remain closed for seven days.
Staff at the school referred all inquiries today to the local health authority, Torbay Care Trust.
Frantic parents today flocked to the junior site in Waterleat Road – attended by the ill schoolgirl – to check on their children.
Many aired frustrations that they were not aware of the outbreak until the Prime Minister confirmed the latest infections during his questions session at the House of Commons earlier today.
Lisa Walton, 36, who has two sons, Liam and Jack, at the school, said: “We just had no idea about what was happening here. The school had not told us about it, and my son said the pupils were told around 1pm today.
“Right now we just don’t know what to think. Obviously it’s a worry.”
Another parent, Michelle Buswell, whose 13-year-old daughter Emma attends the school, said it was “a shame” parents appeared to be some of the last to know.
“Obviously I’m concerned. We’re lucky we heard about it on the radio so we could come down,” she said.
“I can’t fault the staff here, it’s just a shame it hit the media before the parents.”
Debbie Hutton-Hands, 43, has two daughters, Amy, 13, and Zoe, 12, at the school.
Amy said: “The girl that’s ill is in Year 7. All the Year 7s were running around like maniacs shouting ’Cover your mouths’.
“At first we thought it was a prank. Now we just hope everyone is okay.”
Mrs Hutton-Hands said: “It’s a worry for us. My daughter already has a cough and a cold, and I work in the community with the elderly so obviously if we caught it, it would stop me from going to work.
“My husband will already have to stop work because he works at the school as a cleaner.”
Paignton Community and Sports College, which opened in 1992, has more than 1,926 pupils on roll, including 285 Sixth Form students. The majority coming from the Paignton area.
Schools Secretary Ed Balls said the school’s headteacher Jane English was supporting the child and family and making sure parents were well informed.
“Our clear advice is that schools and children’s services should continue to operate as normal,” he said.
The 12-year-old victim was on the same flight from Mexico as the Askhams, the Scottish couple who have also been diagnosed with swine flu, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced earlier.
The case was highlighted by Gordon Brown during Prime Minister's Question Time.
The girl's school has been closed as a precaution and the pupils have been offered anti-viral medication. The girl is said to have 'mild symptoms'.
The girl is one of three more confirmed cases. Gordon Brown said that all new cases, including the girl, had recently been in Mexico. The other cases are in London and Birmingham.
The Prime Minister told MPs: “There are three further confirmed cases, one a twelve year old girl from Torbay; two other adults -- one from Birmingham and one from London.
"All of them have travelled recently from Mexico. All of them have mild symptoms. "All of them are receiving and are responding well to the treatment that has been effective so far, the use of Tamiflu.
"In the case of Torbay, the school in which the twelve year old is educated will close down for the time being and all the pupils will be offered the Tamiflu antiviral."
A spokesman said: "We can confirm that a single case of swine fever has been confirmed in the Torbay area.
"This concerns a secondary school pupil who recently visited Mexico. She returned to school last Wednesday and developed mild flu symptoms at the end of last week.
"She was seen by a local doctor who took throat swabs. These have now been confirmed as the H1N1 strain which is the same strain as identified in the previous two cases in Scotland.
"The patient is in isolation at home and has already responded well to treatment. She is said to be recovering well and is in good spirits. Her family have also been treated with anti viral drugs."
The trust confirmed that one close family member also has mild symptoms. Test results are awaited.
They added: "It has been agreed with the Health Protection Agency that those students who are most likely to have had close contact with the girl at the college will be offered anti viral drugs (Tamiflu).
"This is around 230 students in her year group. As an absolute precaution it has also been agreed that the college will be closed from the end of the day for seven days to minimise any risk of the virus spreading. "
Jim O’Brien, Deputy Director of Public Health at South West Strategic Health Authority, said: “These steps are strictly precautionary to minimise any risk to college students and staff. We are keen to reassure the local community that only those who have had close contact with the student need to be offered anti viral drugs.
“It is important to remember that the student is responding well to treatment and we would urge people not to be unduly concerned at this stage.
“We have worked hard in the South West to prepare for this type of event and we are now enacting our plans with NHS and local partners.
“This case is one of five now confirmed in the UK and the advice remains the same for everyone, which is to telephone your healthcare provider for advice if you develop flu symptoms and to exercise good basic hand hygiene and ensure that any used paper handkerchiefs are destroyed promptly to reduce the spread of germs.”
The symptoms of swine flu are similar to normal flu, and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, chills and fatigue.
Some patients have also reported diarrhoea and vomiting. In very young children, the warning signs include fast or troubled breathing, a bluish skin tone, a failure to interact with others, and being highly irritable. As with seasonal flu, swine flu varies in severity, with the worst cases leading to fatal pneumonia and respiratory failure.
Lib Dem MP for Torbay Adrian Sanders said he would be working closely with his neighbouring Tory MP for Totnes Anthony Steen as the school drew pupils from both their constituencies.
Mr Sanders said: “I think people will be surprised but I think it’s an indication of the global world we live in. Nowhere can escape this sort of thing.
“What we need to ensure is there’s adequate supplies of antiviral drugs for everyone who’s going to require them.”
He would also be seeking clarification on the position of vulnerable groups who received the annual flu jab, and whether they would be receiving anti-viral drugs “as a matter of course”.
The new strain seems to be more lethal to those in the 25 to 45 age range - an ominous sign, as this was a hallmark of the Spanish 1918 flu pandemic that killed tens of millions worldwide.
Younger people were probably hit harder by the 1918 flu virus because their immune systems over-reacted.
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl from South Devon has been diagnosed with swine flu and one family member has symptoms.
The girl's school has been evacuated and shut down and will remain closed for more than a week.
The girl, who was on the same flight as the Scottish couple confirmed as having swine flu, is one of three more confirmed UK cases of swine flu on top of two previously identified, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the Commons today.
Paignton Community and Sports College was today evacuated and will be closed for more than a week.
The 12-year-old girl with swine flu has been named locally as Year 7 pupil Amy Whitehouse of Paignton.
Friends say Amy returned from a family holiday on a farm in Mexico at the end of last week.
Charlotte Cleverdon, aged 11, was in her class 7G1 when they were told Amy had swine flu.
She said: ''This afternoon at 1pm a teacher came in and told us what was happening and we were going home.
''Everyone started crying and holding their noses. I know Amy well. She's nice and I am worried about her.''
Charlotte's mum Lorraine, 36, said: ''It's a shock. I am really worried and I just want to get my daughter home.''
Every pupil from Amy's year was kept back at school to be given a dose of anti-viral drug Tamiflu.
Parents and pupils at Paignton College said they were ''very angry'' Amy had been allowed back to school.
One said: ''I am furious. We are not being given the information we need. We are not even allowed to ring our children on their mobiles.
''It is very worrying. I just want to get her home so there is less risk of infection.
''We were told the girl and her family have been to Mexico and staying on a farm.
''We have been here for hours but the kids are staying in until they have had a dose of the anti-flu medicine. It is chaos and everyone is scared.''
Mum Sheena Gill said: ''There are no words to describe it. It is frightening. Devastating and very scary.
''My daughter is very upset and we are off to the doctors to get her checked out.''
Her daughter Gordanne, 13, added: ''We were told one student has wine flu. I don't want to get it. Lots of children were crying.''
A father of a Year 7 pupil said: ''I can't believe they let somebody go on holiday to Mexico then return to school. It is unbelievably negligent.''
Amy is a pupil at the college's junior school for Years 7, 8 and 9 at the Waterleat Road Centre in Paignton.
Sources say she returned home from Mexico last week and initially felt fine but later began to suffer flu-like symptoms.
She is being looked after at home and the school is likely to stayed closed until May 11.
Anxious parents of children who attend the same school as the 12-year-old swine flu victim today said they were concerned for the youngsters’ safety.
The Year 7 girl, from Torbay in Devon, attends the college with more than 1,900 other children.
The two-site college will be gradually closed throughout the day as 230 pupils from Year 7 are given anti-viral drugs. The school will then remain closed for seven days.
Staff at the school referred all inquiries today to the local health authority, Torbay Care Trust.
Frantic parents today flocked to the junior site in Waterleat Road – attended by the ill schoolgirl – to check on their children.
Many aired frustrations that they were not aware of the outbreak until the Prime Minister confirmed the latest infections during his questions session at the House of Commons earlier today.
Lisa Walton, 36, who has two sons, Liam and Jack, at the school, said: “We just had no idea about what was happening here. The school had not told us about it, and my son said the pupils were told around 1pm today.
“Right now we just don’t know what to think. Obviously it’s a worry.”
Another parent, Michelle Buswell, whose 13-year-old daughter Emma attends the school, said it was “a shame” parents appeared to be some of the last to know.
“Obviously I’m concerned. We’re lucky we heard about it on the radio so we could come down,” she said.
“I can’t fault the staff here, it’s just a shame it hit the media before the parents.”
Debbie Hutton-Hands, 43, has two daughters, Amy, 13, and Zoe, 12, at the school.
Amy said: “The girl that’s ill is in Year 7. All the Year 7s were running around like maniacs shouting ’Cover your mouths’.
“At first we thought it was a prank. Now we just hope everyone is okay.”
Mrs Hutton-Hands said: “It’s a worry for us. My daughter already has a cough and a cold, and I work in the community with the elderly so obviously if we caught it, it would stop me from going to work.
“My husband will already have to stop work because he works at the school as a cleaner.”
Paignton Community and Sports College, which opened in 1992, has more than 1,926 pupils on roll, including 285 Sixth Form students. The majority coming from the Paignton area.
Schools Secretary Ed Balls said the school’s headteacher Jane English was supporting the child and family and making sure parents were well informed.
“Our clear advice is that schools and children’s services should continue to operate as normal,” he said.
The 12-year-old victim was on the same flight from Mexico as the Askhams, the Scottish couple who have also been diagnosed with swine flu, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced earlier.
The case was highlighted by Gordon Brown during Prime Minister's Question Time.
The girl's school has been closed as a precaution and the pupils have been offered anti-viral medication. The girl is said to have 'mild symptoms'.
The girl is one of three more confirmed cases. Gordon Brown said that all new cases, including the girl, had recently been in Mexico. The other cases are in London and Birmingham.
The Prime Minister told MPs: “There are three further confirmed cases, one a twelve year old girl from Torbay; two other adults -- one from Birmingham and one from London.
"All of them have travelled recently from Mexico. All of them have mild symptoms. "All of them are receiving and are responding well to the treatment that has been effective so far, the use of Tamiflu.
"In the case of Torbay, the school in which the twelve year old is educated will close down for the time being and all the pupils will be offered the Tamiflu antiviral."
A spokesman said: "We can confirm that a single case of swine fever has been confirmed in the Torbay area.
"This concerns a secondary school pupil who recently visited Mexico. She returned to school last Wednesday and developed mild flu symptoms at the end of last week.
"She was seen by a local doctor who took throat swabs. These have now been confirmed as the H1N1 strain which is the same strain as identified in the previous two cases in Scotland.
"The patient is in isolation at home and has already responded well to treatment. She is said to be recovering well and is in good spirits. Her family have also been treated with anti viral drugs."
The trust confirmed that one close family member also has mild symptoms. Test results are awaited.
They added: "It has been agreed with the Health Protection Agency that those students who are most likely to have had close contact with the girl at the college will be offered anti viral drugs (Tamiflu).
"This is around 230 students in her year group. As an absolute precaution it has also been agreed that the college will be closed from the end of the day for seven days to minimise any risk of the virus spreading. "
Jim O’Brien, Deputy Director of Public Health at South West Strategic Health Authority, said: “These steps are strictly precautionary to minimise any risk to college students and staff. We are keen to reassure the local community that only those who have had close contact with the student need to be offered anti viral drugs.
“It is important to remember that the student is responding well to treatment and we would urge people not to be unduly concerned at this stage.
“We have worked hard in the South West to prepare for this type of event and we are now enacting our plans with NHS and local partners.
“This case is one of five now confirmed in the UK and the advice remains the same for everyone, which is to telephone your healthcare provider for advice if you develop flu symptoms and to exercise good basic hand hygiene and ensure that any used paper handkerchiefs are destroyed promptly to reduce the spread of germs.”
The symptoms of swine flu are similar to normal flu, and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, chills and fatigue.
Some patients have also reported diarrhoea and vomiting. In very young children, the warning signs include fast or troubled breathing, a bluish skin tone, a failure to interact with others, and being highly irritable. As with seasonal flu, swine flu varies in severity, with the worst cases leading to fatal pneumonia and respiratory failure.
Lib Dem MP for Torbay Adrian Sanders said he would be working closely with his neighbouring Tory MP for Totnes Anthony Steen as the school drew pupils from both their constituencies.
Mr Sanders said: “I think people will be surprised but I think it’s an indication of the global world we live in. Nowhere can escape this sort of thing.
“What we need to ensure is there’s adequate supplies of antiviral drugs for everyone who’s going to require them.”
He would also be seeking clarification on the position of vulnerable groups who received the annual flu jab, and whether they would be receiving anti-viral drugs “as a matter of course”.
The new strain seems to be more lethal to those in the 25 to 45 age range - an ominous sign, as this was a hallmark of the Spanish 1918 flu pandemic that killed tens of millions worldwide.
Younger people were probably hit harder by the 1918 flu virus because their immune systems over-reacted.
Another 'known' child death
Detectives are continuing to question a young woman on suspicion of murdering her four-year-old daughter.
Chloe Fletcher was found dead after her 22-year-old mother left her home in Wallasey, Merseyside, in the early hours of the morning to ring police from a phone box nearly half a mile away.
She was arrested shortly before 2am on Wednesday at the scene where little Chloe's body was discovered in Oakdale Avenue.
The woman remains in custody and is being questioned by detectives. A post-mortem examination is being carried out to establish the cause of death.
Police appealed for help and urged witnesses who saw Chloe's mother making the emergency call to get in touch.
A force spokesman said: "At 1.42am, police received a phone call made from a public phone box on the corner of Poulton Road and Brentwood Street in Wallasey.
"Detectives are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed anyone using the phone box at around 1.40am on Wednesday morning or has any other information to call them on 0151 777 2265 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
The appeal was issued as Wirral social services confirmed Chloe and her family were known to them.
A spokesman said: "We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to everyone in the local community affected by this tragedy.
"The little girl and her family were known to a number of agencies, including the Children's Social Care team at Wirral Council, but given the early nature of the police investigation it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
Chloe Fletcher was found dead after her 22-year-old mother left her home in Wallasey, Merseyside, in the early hours of the morning to ring police from a phone box nearly half a mile away.
She was arrested shortly before 2am on Wednesday at the scene where little Chloe's body was discovered in Oakdale Avenue.
The woman remains in custody and is being questioned by detectives. A post-mortem examination is being carried out to establish the cause of death.
Police appealed for help and urged witnesses who saw Chloe's mother making the emergency call to get in touch.
A force spokesman said: "At 1.42am, police received a phone call made from a public phone box on the corner of Poulton Road and Brentwood Street in Wallasey.
"Detectives are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed anyone using the phone box at around 1.40am on Wednesday morning or has any other information to call them on 0151 777 2265 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
The appeal was issued as Wirral social services confirmed Chloe and her family were known to them.
A spokesman said: "We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to everyone in the local community affected by this tragedy.
"The little girl and her family were known to a number of agencies, including the Children's Social Care team at Wirral Council, but given the early nature of the police investigation it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
Cradle art exhibition
We finally had a bit of sun today so we went down to the gardens to look at an art exhibition.
You can get more info about the exhibition at http://artbournemouth.co.uk/
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