Bruising on little boy’s ear was no accident, expert tells murder trial
Bruising on a toddler’s ear which was seen the day before he was allegedly shaken to death was not the result of an accident, a murder trial has been told.
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Safeguarding experts demand national action plan to tackle child sexual abuse
A national child safeguarding practice review has investigated the experiences of 193 children who were sexually abused by a family member. The report reveals that safeguarding agencies were not equipped
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Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds
A seven-year-old girl spoke about killing herself, and another aged 11 gave birth after being sexually abused by a family member, a national child safeguarding review has found. The report,
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Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty
A couple who buried their three-year-old son’s body in their back garden showed “breathtaking arrogance and cruelty” by failing to summon medical help or give him adequate food, a Crown
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Sara Sharif’s father ‘in circles of hell but only stepmother knows how she died’
Sara Sharif’s father will be in “circles of hell for eternity” for what he did to his daughter but only her stepmother knows how she died, jurors have been told.
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Former scout leader found guilty of sexually abusing boys over 30 year period
A former scout leader who sexually abused boys as young as seven has been found guilty of committing 79 offences over nearly 30 years. Ian Silvester befriended young victims and
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‘Predatory’ former vicar jailed for life after raping six-year-old boy in church
A “predatory” former vicar faces spending the rest of his life behind bars after he was sentenced for a third time for child sex offences after raping a six-year-old boy
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Migrant jailed for 10 years over rape of 15-year-old girl in Oxford
A migrant who was granted asylum in the UK after several attempts to deport him has been jailed for more than 10 years over the rape of a 15-year-old girl.
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Sports coach at special needs school jailed for assaults shown in undercover documentary
A sports coach at a special needs school has been jailed after his “cruel bullying” of pupils was revealed by an undercover reporter. Elliott Millar, 21, was sentenced to 12
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Father denies Sara Sharif’s body jetwashed in garden as family prepared to flee
Sara Sharif’s father has denied her battered body was stripped and jetwashed in the garden as the family prepared to flee to Pakistan. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, his wife
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