Abuse victim awarded £450,000 in damages from leading private school in Edinburgh
A former pupil who was abused at Sir Tony Blair’s old school has been awarded £450,000 in damages – thought to be the largest such award from the school to
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Fostered children were abused throughout Scotland over 84 years, inquiry told
No part of Scotland was “immune” to abuse of children in foster care over more than eight decades, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) has been
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Child safeguarding board apologise for failures in case of murdered boy Logan Mwangi
A child safeguarding board has apologised for failures in the case of a five-year-old boy who was murdered by family members, as calls were made for a Wales-wide review of
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Report: Logan Mwangi Child Practice Review – The Cwm Taf Safeguarding Board
There is an obligation for all agencies involved in the care, support and protection of children, young people and adults at risk to ensure that the highest possible standards of
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Voice of murdered Logan Mwangi not heard by authorities, as review details extensive injuries
Five-year-old Logan Mwangi’s voice was not heard by authorities during his short life, a review detailing the extensive injuries he suffered has found. Almost a year before his death, the
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Stepmother allegedly killed autistic three-year-old with ‘multiple’ head slaps, jury told
A stepmother murdered her autistic three-year-old stepson by inflicting a broken skull and unsurvivable brain damage while slapping him “multiple times” around the head, a jury has been told. Leila
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Northern Ireland paramilitaries ‘coercing and sexually exploiting young people’
Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland are subjecting young people to coercion, threats and sexual exploitation, a Westminster committee has heard. The region’s Children’s Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma (pictured) described both loyalist
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Baby returned more quickly to parents’ care despite social worker concerns, murder jury told
A baby boy allegedly murdered by his cannabis-smoking parents in a “savage” attack was returned to their care over eight weeks by a court order, despite social workers asking for
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Couple jailed for neglect after seven children and 35 dogs found living in ‘repugnant’ conditions
A couple have been jailed for six years each for the “systematic ill treatment” of seven children found living in “repugnant” conditions in a house crammed with 35 dogs. Christopher
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Couple jailed for murder of 15-year-old boy after ‘horrific and prolonged’ campaign of abuse
A mother and her partner have both been jailed for life with a minimum term of 39 years for murdering her son during a campaign of “horrific and prolonged torture”.
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