The hospital where Preston Davey was taken by his adoptive father after fatally attacking him saw another toddler the day before who was also later murdered.
Thirteen-month-old Preston was sexually and physically abused by Jamie Varley, a Blackpool high school teacher, before his death on 27 July 2023.
Varley’s trial prompted waves of public revulsion and an independent review is under way into how various agencies acted before his death.
Damion Russell was killed by his father Daniel Hardcastle just weeks after Blackpool Victoria hospital staff did not question him about old bruising on his head, the Blackpool Lead reported, external.
The review, by Blackpool Safeguarding Children Partnership, said this did not fulfill the “expected practice”.
Hannah Joy Hocking, a friend of Damion’s biological mother who has been assisting her with the process, said that any inquiry should include Damion.
“I’ve seen the news articles about Preston recently, and my brain instantly just went into thinking about Damion,” she said.
Damion, two, was seen the day before the last of Preston’s three visits to the hospital’s A&E department.
A court was told the little boy had been subjected to a “horrifically violent” attack by his father in August 2023.