There have been calls for the death penalty, with some also blaming the parents for failing to look after the child.

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"The thing to do is to support the community, to support local agencies and charities who can look after the child so that the child is at least cared for in their community, " he said.

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The group was set up in response to the Williamson Report, published in 2008, into child protection services, which recommended a better resourced independent service should be set up to look after children on the Child Protection Register.

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Young urban couples, many of them without siblings, will find themselves with four parents to look after and will themselves have only one child (known as the 4-2-1 phenomenon).

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"Add to that the fact people are having to stay at home to look after their child care demands, " he added.

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Dr Bill Dickson, the burns centre's director, said Sidra was a "delightful little child to look after".

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