21 people convicted in West Midlands child sex abuse investigation
A total of 21 people have been found guilty of their roles in one of the biggest child sex abuse cases to be investigated by West Midlands Police. Seven victims,
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Stepfather guilty of murdering two-year-old while mother slept upstairs
A man has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl while her mother lay asleep upstairs. Stepfather Kyle Bevan inflicted “catastrophic” brain injuries on Lola James in the early hours
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Focusing on one ethnic group risks creating ‘blind spots’ when tackling child abuse, NSPCC
Suella Braverman has been warned that sexual predators do not just come from “one background” and that a focus solely on race could create new “blind spots” when tackling child
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Braverman pledges new legal duty to report signs of sexual abuse on people working with children
The Home Secretary has blamed “political correctness” for authorities failing to tackle grooming gangs, as she pledged to put people working with children in England under a new legal duty
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Brother of Phillip Schofield found guilty of sexually abusing teenager
The brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over a period of three years. Timothy Schofield (pictured) was convicted of 11
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Mother says partner should ‘rot in hell’ for allegedly killing her toddler
A mother has branded her partner “a monster” who should “rot in hell” after he allegedly killed her two-year-old daughter before blaming the family dog. Sinead James, who is also
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Man jailed for directing online child abuse in Philippines from home in the Highlands
A man who directed the rape and sexual assault of young girls in the Philippines from his home in Scotland has been jailed for 12 years. Gary Campbell, 59, from
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Sturgeon’s emotional apology for forced adoption welcomed by campaigners
An emotional Nicola Sturgeon has issued a “sincere, heartfelt and unreserved” apology to the thousands of women in Scotland who were forced to give up their babies for adoption. The
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Man guilty of killing girlfriend’s young son after campaign of ‘sadistic’ abuse
A former caretaker has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend’s young son after a campaign of “sadistic” abuse. Drug addict Jake Drummond, 33, fatally shook and hit 15-month-old Jacob
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Stepmother who filmed autistic three-year-old after inflicting ‘unsurvivable’ injuries is jailed
A stepmother who filmed her autistic three-year-old stepson as he lay dying from a brain injury has been jailed for 15 years for manslaughter. Leila Borrington (pictured) killed Harvey Borrington
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