Baby P’s monster mother could pose a high risk if she were freed and allowed near children, experts fear.
Tracey Connelly’s toddler son died at home in Tottenham, north London, on August 3, 2007, and she pleaded guilty to causing or allowing the death of a child in 2008.
The 43-year-old launched a fresh bid for freedom earlier this year after she was sent back to jail for breaching licence conditions.
But in a judgement ordering that a two-day parole hearing is heard in public, the Parole Board said it will assess whether her risk of violence remains low, The Mirror reports.
‘But risk would be high and potentially imminent if she were to have access to children while other risk factors are present’, the judgement said.
‘Miss Connelly, in interview, has stated that she will not be seeking unconditional release due to the support she would lose’.
Documents also claim she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and was subjected to ‘bullying and aggression’ after her recall to prison.
Her solicitor had fought for the upcoming parole hearing to be held in private.
Baby P’s monster mother could pose a high risk if she were freed and allowed near children. Pictured: Undated file handout photo issued by ITV News of Baby P
Tracey Connelly’s toddler son died at home in Tottenham, north London , on August 3, 2007, and she pleaded guilty to causing or allowing the death of a child in 2008
Undated handout file photo issued by Metropolitan Police of Tracey Connelly, the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse
The report states: ‘He submits that a public hearing will only exacerbate these issues and will have a significant and detrimental effect upon Ms Connelly’s ability to five effective and accurate evidence at the hearing’.
The disgraced mother was hauled back to jail in September for breaching her jail conditions and was promised an oral parole hearing.
She was handed an indefinite sentence with a minimum term of five years in 2009, after covering up her 17-month-old son Peter’s injuries caused by her twister lover.
Connelly has struggled to stay out of trouble since her initial release in 2013, having repeatedly breached licence conditions.
The vile mum was first recalled to prison in 20155 after selling naked photos of herself online to depraved male admirers – and was released again in July 2022.
It was revealed back in April that she may be free again by the end of the year.
A date has not yet been set for her parole hearing, but it is believed it will take place around late summer – in August or September.
The parole board could decide to release her there and then, depending on the circumstances surrounding how she was recalled and her behaviour since.
They may also direct a hearing to take place, where a panel will decide after assessing various pieces of material, evidence and information.
Connelly previously claimed that cops over-reacted when they recalled her to prison for a second time, saying the breaches of her licence conditions were minimal.
The 43-year-old launched a fresh bid for freedom earlier this year after she was sent back to jail for breaching licence conditions. Pictured: Connelly walking and smoking a cigarette near her home in July 2022
Undated Metropolitan Police handout photo of Steven Barker, partner of Tracey Connelly, the mother of abused toddler Baby Peter
Her lawyers have also insisted she is no longer a danger to the public.
Connelly’s lover Steven Barker was jailed in 2009 for a minimum of 12 years while his brother, Jason Owen, received a six-year jail sentence for allowing the toddler to die.
When Connolly was first released, she was made subject to 20 licence conditions, including having to wear an electronic tag and disclose all her relationships, having her internet use monitored or obeying curfew.
She was also banned from going to certain places to ‘avoid contact with victims and to protect children’.
The Parole Board said that she had been cleared due to a low risk of reoffending and that probation officers and prison officials supported the plan.
It will now be a matter for the Board to decide if the latest breach of her conditions was so serious that she should not be released.
A Parole Board spokesperson said back in April: ‘It’s been directed to an oral hearing now but no hearing date has been set yet.’
