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ADOPTIONS are continuing in Cumbria despite the death of a one-year-old boy who was under Cumbria County Council care when he died. The council has confirmed that adoptions will still take place in Cumbria after the death of a one-year-old in Barrow who was being 'looked after' by the local authority when he died. A man, 34, and woman, 37, both from Barrow, have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. Simon Fell, MP for Barrow and Furness, said the case should not hinder further adoptions. He said: "The council is right to ask for a review of this specific case to learn lessons an...

The baby at the centre of a murder probe was from Whitehaven. Emergency services were called to a property in Barrow on January 6, where they discovered a one-year-old little boy with a head injury. Leiland Corkill was initially taken by the North West Ambulance Service to Furness General Hospital with a head injury, before being transferred to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool. He died the following day. Paramedics called police after concerns were raised over the baby’s injuries, and a murder investigation was subsequently launched. Leiland’s grandmother Yvonne Cork...

ADOPTIONS are continuing in Cumbria despite the death of a one-year-old boy who was under Cumbria County Council care when he died. The council has confirmed that adoptions will still take place in Cumbria after the death of a one-year-old in Barrow who was being 'looked after' by the local authority when he died. A man, 34, and woman, 37, both from Barrow, have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. Tim Farron, MP for South Lakes, agrees that it is 'vital' that adoptions should still be taking place. He said: “This is incredibly tragic. “It’s absolutely critical that the...

A COMMUNITY has been left in shock after the tragic death of a one-year-old baby. Little Leiland Corkhill has been identified as the baby at the centre of a murder probe in Cumbria. He died just aged one, shortly after paramedics rushed him to Furness General Hospital with a head injury. The North West Ambulance Service was called to a house in Barrow on January 6. Paramedics were concerned about the child’s injuries and called Cumbria Police. Birth mum Laura Corkhill and gran Yvonne Corkhill both from Whitehaven raced to his side. Leiland was moved to Alder Hey Children’s Hos...

THE grandmother of a baby at the centre of a murder probe has paid tribute to him.