Review ordered after girl, 10, killed by mother

Shay Kang was found with chest wounds at a house in Rowley Regis on 4 March

An independent review has been ordered into the conduct of authorities responsible for children's welfare, after a 10-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her mother as she slept.

Shay Kang was found dead in Robin Close, Rowley Regis, after police were called to her home on Monday 4 March.

Her mother Jaskirat Kaur, was given an indefinite hospital order this month, after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, during a hearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court in August.

The court heard the 33-year-old had paranoid schizophrenia and believed she was being targeted by "lasers and technology".

Kaur had denied murdering her daughter and her manslaughter plea was accepted by prosecutors.

The court heard she killed her Shay with a Swiss Army knife and then dialled 999 hours later to say "my kid is dead".

When police arrived at their home, the defendant told them there had been "projections coming in and out" of their home, with "tech and lasers and stuff".

She told them: "It was me [that killed her], because I didn't want her getting took by it."

A spokesperson for Sandwell Children's Safeguarding Partnership said: “Our thoughts remain with everyone who knew Shay.

“The partnership has commissioned an independent Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR), in line with our statutory responsibilities, to consider whether there are any learning opportunities arising from this tragic event.”

A date for when the report will be published has not yet been issued.

“There is no timescale as yet, however the process is under way," the spokesperson said.

“All partners will be contributing to the independent review and it will be published once it’s complete.”