The mother of Ellie Butler – the six-year-old murdered by her father – has lost a bid to challenge her conviction. Ben Butler was convicted of murder in June 2016
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The trial of a father accused of causing or allowing his six-year-old daughter to undergo female genital mutilation has collapsed after a judge ruled that the defendant had no case
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A former Church of England priest who sexually abused boys has been put behind bars for a second time. Colin Pritchard changed his name to Ifor Whittaker after he was
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The Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board (NSAB) and the Newcastle Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB) have published a Joint Serious Case review to consider and learn from sexual exploitation involving children and
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Grooming gangs that preyed on 700 girls and vulnerable young women in the North East carried out their abuse with “arrogant persistence” before a major operation was launched to stop
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Shortcomings are still rife in child protection investigations mounted by Britain’s largest police force, a watchdog report reveals. An audit of cases found “significant weaknesses” remained apparent in Metropolitan Police
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The number of victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham appears to be even higher than the 1,400 figure which sparked a national outrage, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has
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The adoptive mother of a baby who fought for justice after he was so violently assaulted he lost both his legs has told how “horrified” she was to learn his
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A taxi driver allegedly told a passenger that his daughter had been the victim of female genital mutilation (FGM), saying that it was done “so women don’t feel sexy all
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The number of alleged child sexual crimes reported to police has reached a record high, a leading charity has warned. Forces in the UK recorded 64,667 sexual offences allegedly perpetrated
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