Father hopes for the truth about tragic Kyle Keen
The devastated father of a baby who was shaken to death by his mother's new boyfriend told today of his hopes that a fresh investigation would finally reveal the true story behind what happened to his son.
Kyle Keen was 16 months old when he was admitted to Walsall Manor Hospital with a brain bleed in June 2006.
He had been shaken by his stepfather Tyrone Matthews, who was later sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for manslaughter.
The hospital was criticised in a serious case review in 2009 after it emerged nurses treating Kyle for a stomach upset had spotted suspicious bruises on his body a week before he was admitted with the brain injury.
Chiefs at Walsall Manor Hospital have announced a new review into the baby's treatment after it emerged the matter was not reported to social services at the time.
Kyle's natural father Robert Keen, speaking to the Express & Star today, said he was not made aware of any failings at the time of his son's death and was shocked the fresh inquiry had been ordered by Walsall Manor chief executive Richard Kirby.
"I want to know what happened at the hospital," the 31-year-old said. "Procedures are there to be followed, and if they had been, my son would still be alive. My whole family is now living with the consequences of a detail being missed.
"I never want anyone else to go through what we've experienced. I've got to live with this for the rest of my life."
Kyle had been shaken by Tyrone Matthews, then 25. The serious case review in 2009 also revealed under the instruction of a consultant no report was issued regarding the bruises discovered a week before Kyle's death.
