Inquest to open into death of schoolgirl Ellie Butler
The inquest into the death of schoolgirl Ellie Butler is to open on Monday, four and a half years after her father battered her to death at the family home.
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Reviewer of child sex abuse by clergy ‘not shown key documents’, inquiry hears
An independent reviewer of child sex abuse by Church of England clergy was not shown documents that may have shed light on previous offending, an inquiry heard. Roger Meekings, who
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Church put ‘excessive emphasis’ on forgiving predators, abuse inquiry told
Sexual abuse thrived in the Anglican Church due to clerical naivety about exploitation risks and an “excessive emphasis” on forgiving predators, an inquiry has heard. The Independent Inquiry into Child
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Ministers drop moves over mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse
Ministers have ruled out imposing measures that could have resulted in school secretaries, caterers and caretakers facing jail if they failed to raise the alarm about child abuse. In 2016
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Kincora child abuse survivor Clint Massey dies
Kincora child abuse survivor Clint Massey has died. Mr Massey spent eight months in the notorious East Belfast residential home aged 16. It opened on Belfast’s Upper Newtownards Road, close
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Bishop resigns over claims he celebrated mass with man he knew was paedophile
A Catholic bishop in Northern Ireland has resigned following claims he celebrated Mass alongside a priest he knew was a paedophile. Dr John McAreavey was Bishop of Dromore. Diocesan secretary
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Successive post-war governments played ‘central role’ in abuse suffered by child migrants
Former child migrants who were exposed to sexual violence and other threats during a “fundamentally flawed” overseas settlement policy should be offered financial compensation by the Government, a report has
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Lord Janner’s children denied formal role in Westminster child abuse probe
Lord Janner’s children have been denied core participant status in the inquiry into allegations of child abuse in Westminster. The late politician is alleged to have abused youngsters over a
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Report: Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Board – Jake Long Serious Care Review
Poor sharing of information led to warning signs being missed before a 19-day-old boy was murdered by his mother, a serious case review has found. Nicola Brown, 43, was found
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Father of April Jones ‘relearns of daughter’s murder after suffering memory loss’
The father of murdered schoolgirl April Jones suffered the devastation of learning of his daughter’s death for a second time after a virus damaged his memory, her mother has said.
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