Orphanage volunteer tells inquiry she tried to protect boy from nun’s ridicule
A former volunteer at an orphanage has told how she tried to cover up a child’s bed wetting to save him from being “ridiculed” by a nun. Margaret White was
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James Bulger’s family launch legal challenge over Jon Venables injunction
The father and uncle of murdered toddler James Bulger have launched a legal challenge against an order made almost two decades ago which has allowed killer Jon Venables to live
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Scotland ‘should be ashamed’ of child care system abuse, inquiry told
A former orphanage resident has said Scotland “should be ashamed” for failing to face up to a history of abuse and neglect in its child care system. The witness, who
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Social services dismissed sisters as ‘troublesome teenagers’ after reporting abuse, court told
Social services dismissed two sisters as “troublesome teenagers” when they were told of sexual abuse at the hands of their mother and stepfather, and returned them repeatedly to their care,
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Police returned laptop ‘containing abuse images’ to man later jailed for rape
A police force allegedly returned a laptop containing images of abuse to a man who was later jailed for rape after an investigation by another force. The Independent Office for
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Lewisham couple jailed after being caught on CCTV viciously abusing three young children
A couple who were caught on CCTV subjecting three young children in their care to a litany of abuse, including vicious beatings, biting and even sucking on their faces, have
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As soon as social worker left sisters ‘beaten until they bled’ on first day at orphanage
Three sisters were beaten until they bled and called derogatory names on their first day at an orphanage, an inquiry has heard. The claims were made by a woman in
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Save The Children suspends bidding for Government funding in wake of abuse scandal
Save the Children is to suspend bidding for cash from the taxpayer in the wake of the aid worker sex scandal. Chief executive Kevin Watkins said the charity has volunteered
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Boy stripped and beaten ‘black and blue’ at children’s home, Inquiry hears
A man stripped and beat a boy “black and blue” in an assault at a children’s home, an inquiry has heard. A witness at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry said
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Watchdog identifies ‘potential misconduct’ involving police officers investigating Rotherham abuse
Investigators looking into police officers’ roles in the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal have identified “potential misconduct”, according to the police watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) inquiry
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