A BOY was banned from speaking by his stepdad, forced to poo on the floor and attacked by his siblings as he was "home schooled".

The youngster suffered four years of abuse at the hands of his parents after he was pulled from school, a new report found.

The horror the boy, known as Child AB, experienced was detailed in the shocking Northamptonshire report.

He was first noted by the children safeguarding partnership while still in school, but the case was closed just before his stepdad removed him from mainstream education.

The report found he had been "hidden from view" as his family made his life a misery – forcing him to live off stale food.

He was taken into care in 2016 after the abuse came to light – his stepdad was later jailed for seven years, and his mum for three.

The Times reports that the findings said: "These decisions resulted in Child AB not being seen by a professional for over a year.

“In effect, [he] was hidden from view and the abuse perpetrated by stepfather, with a lack of protection by mother, continued."

The review, published yesterday, has since led to calls for the government to better monitor parents who choose to home school.

The author, Moira Murray, referenced Peter Connelly, known as Baby P, in the report.

These decisions resulted in Child AB not being seen by a professional for over a year.

Little Peter was born to mum Tracey Connelly in March 2006 and died at her Tottenham home after suffering a catalogue of injuries on August 3, 2007.

He suffered more than 50 injuries over eight months and had been seen by a string of social workers, the Metropolitan Police and health professionals.

A court ruled that Baby P died at the hands of his mother, her boyfriend Steven Barker, and his brother Jason Owen – who had moved into their home with a 15 year old girl.

Ms Moira wrote: "“Fortunately, in this case, Child AB did not die.

"If children’s social care and police had not acted when the school passed on the concerns arising from disclosures by Child AB’s siblings, then the outcome could have been very different.

"However, by not instigating child protection procedures when previous referrals had been made to Children's Services meant that Child AB was left to endure continuing neglect and serious abuse for years."

Fiona Baker, for Northamptonshire county council, said: “We are deeply sorry for any poor decision-making and mistakes which may have contributed to this awful case of abuse.”

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