Documents which led to Finley Boden being returned to his parents, who then murdered him, obtained by BBC.
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The papers were released to the BBC, the PA Media news agency and the Daily Telegraph after a request following the couple's conviction. The social workers also said there was a risk of domestic violence, because in the past police had been called during an argument and Stephen Boden had a previous conviction for domestic violence against an ex-partner. Both parents smoked "between medium and high" levels of cannabis.
The report she submitted to the court for the 1 October hearing is among the documents disclosed to us. The amount of time he could spend with his parents would then increase further - so that by mid-January 2021 he would be in their full-time care. This gradual process was to ensure his time with his parents could be monitored - to make sure he was safe.
She acknowledged the squalor, drug use and domestic violence in the parents' past. Her report said she agreed in principle with a transition plan, but said it should take place much faster, given the parents had "clearly made and sustained positive changes". In cases like Finley's, parents would normally be in court but, because of the pandemic, everyone was on the phone. Marsden and Boden did not speak at all.
The court's legal adviser said drug testing could be ordered if it was "necessary, imperative and vital to the running of the case".
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