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The mother of Baby P will spend up to two more years in jail because she is still considered a danger to the public.

Tracey Connelly, aged 33, had hoped to be freed in the New Year after she was recalled to prison accused of selling pornographic photos of herself.

But parole board chiefs have ruled Connelly must remain locked up because she still poses a risk to the public.

Connelly was originally released from jail after serving a minimum five-year sentence for letting her lover and his paedophile brother torture her 17-month-old son Peter to death.

But 18 months after Connelly was allowed out on a life-long licence she was taken back to women only HMP Styal in Cheshire for breaching her parole conditions.

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She has served another 11 months following the pornographic photo allegations.

The Parole Board do not need to determine whether the decision to recall Connelly to jail was justified - they simply have to decide if she is a risk to the public.

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The rules say: "If the prisoner is not re-released at the first review following recall, further periodic reviews by the Parole Board will take place, at least every two years."

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Connelly was originally jailed for allowing her new boyfriend Steven Barker and his brother Jason Owen to torture to death her son Peter in Haringey, North London.

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Peter - known as Baby P during the trial - suffered more than 50 horrific injuries over eight-months despite being on Haringey Council's at-risk register.

The toddler was left to suffer even though social workers , police and health professionals made more than 60 visits to his home.

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He was twice admitted to hospital with bruises and scratches and a medical examination concluded Peter was being systematically abused.

But the council did not take him into care and in August 2007 an ambulance crew found Peter dead in his cot wearing just a nappy.

Connelly changed her name after being released from Low Newton jail near Durham in October 2013 - but her request for total anonymity and a new identity was rejected.

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Her own mum Mary O'Connor argued she should never be freed.

The Parole Board said: "Under current legislation Ms Connelly will be eligible for a further review within two years.

"The date of the next review will be set by the Ministry of Justice."

A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "The Parole Board is an independent body.

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"It would not be appropriate to comment on its decisions or recommendations in individual cases."

A damning inquiry into Haringey's failings led to the sacking of Sharon Shoesmith as the council's head of children's service

She was later awarded compensation after making a claim for unfair dismissal.

Lawyers claimed she was the victim of "a flagrant breach of natural justice" as a result of a media witch-hunt.