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Tributes to murdered Daniel Pelka on his eighth birthday after mother dies in prison

Tributes are being left at the Coventry memorial to four-year-old Daniel Pelka on what would have been his eighth birthday. Daniel's mother, Magdalena Luczak, was found dead yesterday afternoon in prison, where she was serving a 30 year jail term.

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Daniel Pelka's mother has died in prison

Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek were jailed for life for Daniel Pelka's murder Credit: PA

The mother of murdered four-year-old Daniel Pelka has died in prison.

Daniel, from Coventry, died in March 2012 after what a Birmingham Crown Court judge described as a "campaign of cruelty".

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed Magdalena Luczak, has died at HMP Foston Hall Prison.

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