== Scotswood == 

 A major point in this killing is the neighbourhood that it happened in, Scotswood.  All the houses on Mary Bell's street Whitehouse Road  were demolished soon after. Her murders were committed in houses that were in the process of being demolished as a neighbourhood improvement.  Every documentary movie and book on the subject emphasizes the poor living and social conditions that were common in Scotswood at the time. Why is this not mentioned in the article.