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Woman found guilty of murdering seven-year-old son amid bitter custody battle

By The Press Association26th March 2018News England

A woman who used a scarf and a cushion to strangle and smother her seven-year-old son has been found guilty of murder. Lesley Speed, 44, had denied killing Archie Spriggs,

Youth jail manager hits out at BBC Panorama report after court case collapses

By Flora Thompson26th March 2018News England

A youth jail manager has criticised the BBC, claiming he is “on the verge of bankruptcy” after being sacked when allegations of abuse at a scandal-hit G4S-run youth jail surfaced

Ellie Butler’s murder by ‘brutal maniac’ cannot have been in vain, pledges grandfather

By Rachael Burnett23rd March 2018News England

Ellie Butler’s grandfather vowed her death “cannot have been in vain” as he described her murderer father as a “brutal maniac” in an inquest into her death. The six-year-old girl

Social workers involved in St Helana child abuse inquiry suing Foreign Office

By Brian Farmer23rd March 2018News England

Two social workers who say an inquiry report into allegations of child abuse on the British overseas territory of St Helena destroyed their professional reputations have taken legal action. Claire

Hundreds of Britons arrested for child abuse overseas but figures could be far higher

By Harriet Line23rd March 2018News England

Hundreds of Britons were arrested for child sex offences overseas in the last five years, new figures have shown, amid concerns the numbers are just the “tip of the iceberg”.

Rapist who assualted eight blind children in Edinburgh handed lifelong retriction order

By Hilary Duncanson22nd March 2018News Scotland

An “evil and dangerous” man who raped and sexually assaulted blind children while he was a schoolboy has been given a lifelong restriction order by a judge. From the age

‘I didn’t cause any injury to Ellie and will prove it’, father tells inquest

By Rachael Burnett22nd March 2018News England

A father convicted of murdering his daughter 11 months after she was put back in his care has denied causing her “any injury” at an inquest into her death. Ben

Archbishop of Canterbury tells child abuse inquiry he is ‘ashamed’ of church

By Nina Massey21st March 2018News England

The Archbishop of Canterbury has emotionally told an inquiry how “ashamed” he is of the Church in the wake of the child sex abuse inquiry. The Most Rev Justin Welby

‘Volatility’ of father not seen as risk, Ellie Butler’s social worker tells inquest

By Helen William20th March 2018News England

An independent social worker has told an inquest that she did not see the “volatility” of a father who went on to beat his six-year-old daughter to death as a

Child sex abuse ‘much higher’ than previously believed with more women committing offences

By Iain MacDonald20th March 2018News England

Research by a team of academics at the University of Huddersfield has alerted the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) to the probability that the number of offenders who

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Woman found guilty of murdering seven-year-old son amid bitter custody battle

Youth jail manager hits out at BBC Panorama report after court case collapses

Ellie Butler’s murder by ‘brutal maniac’ cannot have been in vain, pledges grandfather

Hundreds of Britons arrested for child abuse overseas but figures could be far higher

Rapist who assualted eight blind children in Edinburgh handed lifelong retriction order

Archbishop of Canterbury tells child abuse inquiry he is ‘ashamed’ of church

Child sex abuse ‘much higher’ than previously believed with more women committing offences

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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Tag: Child Abuse

Woman found guilty of murdering seven-year-old son amid bitter custody battle

Youth jail manager hits out at BBC Panorama report after court case collapses

Ellie Butler’s murder by ‘brutal maniac’ cannot have been in vain, pledges grandfather

Social workers involved in St Helana child abuse inquiry suing Foreign Office

Hundreds of Britons arrested for child abuse overseas but figures could be far higher

Rapist who assualted eight blind children in Edinburgh handed lifelong retriction order

‘I didn’t cause any injury to Ellie and will prove it’, father tells inquest

Archbishop of Canterbury tells child abuse inquiry he is ‘ashamed’ of church

‘Volatility’ of father not seen as risk, Ellie Butler’s social worker tells inquest

Child sex abuse ‘much higher’ than previously believed with more women committing offences