Killing of Maria Colwell

rdf:langString Killing of Maria Colwell

rdf:langString Maria Ann Colwell

rdf:langString Maria Ann Colwell

rdf:langString Brighton, Sussex, England

rdf:langString Portslade, East Sussex, England

rdf:langString Pauline Kepple

rdf:langString Raymond Colwell

rdf:langString William Kepple

rdf:langString Maria Ann Colwell (26 March 1965 – 7 January 1973) was a British child who was killed by her stepfather in January 1973. The case was widely reported at the time and resulted in a public enquiry: Committee of Inquiry into the Care and Supervision Provided in Relation to Maria Colwell (1974). Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Care and Supervision provided by local authorities and other agencies in Relation to Maria Colwell and the co-ordination between them. (Chairman: T.G. Field-Fisher) Nearly 50 years after her death, the case of Maria Colwell has remained in collective memory and has often been referred to when similar cases have come to light, such as the death of Victoria Climbié in 2000, Peter Connelly in 2007 and Daniel Pelka in 2012. Maria was one of six siblings and was survived by her three half-brothers and two half-sisters, as well as her foster parents Bob and Doris Cooper, with whom she spent six years of her life.