Adopted baby girl murder case as serious as any dealt with, says judge
A senior family court judge says the case of a baby girl murdered two weeks after being formally adopted is as serious as any he has dealt with. Mr Justice
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Man who murdered adopted baby girl was ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ character, says judge
A part-time fitness instructor who murdered his adopted baby daughter was a “Jekyll and Hyde” character who managed to convince his husband and the authorities that he was a “model
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Fostered sisters who were ‘beaten and abused’ taking legal action against council
Three sisters are taking legal action against a council over claims they were abused by their foster parents for nearly two decades. The siblings say they were “beaten and abused”
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Police investigating Roma child prostitution claims in Glasgow’s southside
Police are to investigate claims that children as young as 12 are routinely being sold for sex in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas. Locals in the Govanhill area of
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Ex-Crown Office boss to lead task force tackling sexual crime among young people
A former Crown Office boss is to lead a task force set up to prevent sexual crime involving young people. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said Catherine Dyer would bring a
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Scots victims of child sexual abuse failed by lack of specialist support, NSPCC
Children suffering sexual abuse in Scotland are being failed by a lack of specialist support, a charity has warned. New research by NSPCC Scotland found access to recovery services remains
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Boy was moved from foster home after ‘rough handling’ complaint
A young boy taken from his parents’ care because social workers had sex abuse fears was moved from a foster home after a complaint about him being “roughly handled” by
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Reports of historic child abuse at St Albans mental health unit under investigation
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse at an adolescent mental health unit spanning decades are being investigated, police said. A criminal investigation into reports of abuse of young patients at
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Sexually abused minor receives formal apology after Government agency u-turn
A man who was sexually abused by a string of older men from the age of 13 has received a formal apology from the Government’s victim compensation agency after it
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Minister calls for special unit for children convicted of sex offences
A specialist unit could be created for children and teenagers convicted of sex offences, a Government minister has suggested. Phillip Lee (pictured) said he had been encouraging the Ministry of
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