Bogus carers jailed for life for murdering missing vulnerable woman
A man and a woman have been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years each for murdering a vulnerable woman, who they should have been caring
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Judge decides woman has mental capacity to consent to sex with husband of 25 years
A judge has decided against ruling that a woman with learning difficulties is no longer able to consent to making love with her husband of more than 25 years. Mr
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Carers convicted of murdering vulnerable woman to return to court for sentencing
A couple convicted of murdering a vulnerable woman for whom they claimed to be carers will return to court for sentencing. Margaret Fleming, who had learning difficulties, vanished “from the
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Abuse inquiry urges survivors from BAME community to come forward
Abuse survivors from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have been encouraged to come forward, after research for a major inquiry revealed they make up less than 10% of
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Care for elderly victims of crime ‘not good enough’ in half of cases inspected
Care for elderly victims of crime by police and prosecutors was not good enough in more than half the cases examined by two watchdogs. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and
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Woman guilty after healthy girl, four, injected with insulin and left disabled
A woman has been found guilty of injecting a healthy four-year-old girl with insulin, leaving her brain damaged and severely disabled, prosecutors said. Chantell Graham was convicted of giving the
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Religious order admits ‘framework’ allowed abuse of children in care
A religious order that ran a childcare home in Fife has admitted the institution had a “framework” which allowed abuse to take place. The comments came during closing statements in
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Child abuse accuser is ‘habitual liar and sophisticated paedophile’, jurors told
The ex-nurse accused of inventing a murderous VIP Westminster child abuse ring is a “sophisticated paedophile” who lies as habitually as someone having a cup of tea every morning, jurors
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Tory leadership candidates ‘backing new domestic violence laws’
Both Tory leadership hopefuls have committed to supporting new domestic violence laws, a minister has claimed. Home Office minister Victoria Atkins told MPs she has spoken to both Jeremy Hunt
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Abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ infringes right to protest, say campaigners
Campaigners involved in a “peaceful and lawful vigil” have told Court of Appeal judges that a 100-metre “buffer zone” outside an abortion clinic infringes their right to protest. Ealing Council
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