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Star Hobson’s heartbroken grandad took own life on cruel daughter’s birthday after sending card to her in prison

2021-12-15 00:00:00.0 太阳报-英国新闻原网页

THE heartbroken dad of murdered Star Hobson’s cruel mum committed suicide on her birthday after sending a card to her prison cell which read: “You look after yourself and I’ll look after the baby.”

Andrew Smith, 50, took a pills overdose in June as he struggled to come to terms with what his daughter, Frankie, had done.

Andrew Smith took his own life after the death of his granddaughter Star Hobson became too much for him to bear Credit: Richard Rayner 5

Little Star was the victim of evil cruelty Credit: COLLECT 5

FIve people contacted social services with concerns over the treatment of little Star Credit: collect

His dad, Frank, 68, was among five people who contacted social services with concerns over the treatment of little Star.

Frank told The Sun: “He had a handprint on his window from the baby and never washed it off. He couldn’t handle it and so he did it on Frankie’s birthday.

“He sent her a card in prison and wrote, ‘You look after yourself and I’ll look after the baby’. It’s been devastating.

“When they found him, Star’s coat was at the side of him. My son did what he did and had 50 years of life, that baby had only a few months.”

Frank, of Bradford, said Smith had vowed to take her own life in a prison letter she sent to dad Andrew before he committed suicide.

He added: “It’s hard to believe and I can’t take it in. It’s broken me. You put your trust in the authorities to do something and they let you down. I can see why people take the law into their own hands.

“Whatever Frankie gets she deserves.

“They’ve been called animals but not even animals do this to their own."

Savannah Brockhill has been found guilty at Bradford Crown Court of murdering 16-month-old Star Hobson Credit: PA 5

Frankie Smith's dad took his own life Credit: PA YOU'RE NOT ALONE

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