A “full, independent review” is under way into what contact agencies had with Jordan Burling before his death after a jury heard he was “invisible to the authorities”. Speaking outside
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A woman who suffered a “lifetime” of abuse from her bullying father has been jailed for nine years after she killed and buried him in her back garden after finding
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Shocking accounts of aid workers abusing children have been set out to MPs investigating exploitation in the charity sector. Young boys and girls revealed a decade ago that they were
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The mother and grandmother of a teenager who was allowed to “rot to death” on an inflatable mattress have been convicted of his manslaughter. Jordan Burling (pictured) was said to
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Jordan Burling was “invisible to the authorities”. The young man had a very troubled life but only had minimal contact with state agencies, including the education system. Prosecutor Nicholas Lumley
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The role of senior police commanders in the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is to be investigated, the police watchdog has said. The Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) Operation
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Neglect in older children is often going unnoticed, leaving youngsters at risk of slipping through the cracks, a report warns. It suggests that agencies can see neglected older youngsters as
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A teenager has appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail, who was found dead on the Isle of Bute. The 16-year-old male, who cannot
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A nurse who was arrested on suspicion of the murders of eight babies has been bailed, police have said. Lucy Letby, 28, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of the
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A council has been told to apologise for acting unfairly towards a mother who wanted to move her son to a new school after she was the victim of “honour”-based
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