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Ex-partner who led police on 24-hour manhunt guilty of murdering mother and autistic son

By Josh Payne, Reporter2nd February 2022News England

A violent ex-partner who fatally stabbed a mother and her young autistic son in front of a distressed baby before leading police on a 24-hour manhunt has been convicted of

Child victims of sexual abuse tell of harrowing exploitation by criminal gangs

By Ryan Hooper, Reporter1st February 2022News England

Harrowing evidence of child sexual exploitation by organised gangs offered only a glimpse of the ordeals suffered by young victims. Over the course of two months in 2020, the Independent

Scathing report finds ‘extensive failures’ in way child exploitation is tackled by authorities

By Ryan Hooper, Reporter1st February 2022News England

There are “extensive failures” in the way child sexual exploitation by criminal gangs is tackled, with police and authorities potentially downplaying the scale of abuse over concerns about negative publicity,

Report: Child Sexual Exploitation By Organised Networks Investigation Report – IICSA

By Laura McKellar, Reporter1st February 2022Reports & Resources

In this investigation, the Inquiry considered the sexual exploitation of children by organised networks. Department for Education guidance recognises that child sexual exploitation is a form of child sexual abuse.

Couple whose eight-week-old baby daughter died with more than 60 broken bones are jailed

By Helen William, Reporter28th January 2022News England

A couple have been jailed after their eight-week-old baby died with more than 60 broken bones in her body. During their police interviews, Naomi Johnson, 24, and Benjamin O’Shea, 26

Woman arrested in connection with five-year-old’s death ‘known to family’ – police confirm

By Matthew Cooper, Reporter26th January 2022News England

A woman arrested on suspicion of murdering a five-year-old boy is known to his family but is not his mother, police have said. The youngster was confirmed dead at the

Bradford Council stripped of children’s social care services in wake of Star Hobson case

By Catherine Lough, Reporter25th January 202225th January 2022News England

The council overseeing the region where 16-month-old Star Hobson was murdered has had its children’s social services removed from its control.On Tuesday, the Government announced that Bradford Council’s children’s social

Review into agencies’ involvement with murdered toddler Star Hobson delayed

By Dave Higgens, Reporter24th January 2022News England

The publication of an investigation into the contact agencies had with 16-month-old Star Hobson before she was murdered by her mother’s girlfriend has been delayed. A Local Child Safeguarding Practice

Child sexual abuse prosecutions drop by half with victims experiencing delays and inadequate support

By Margaret Davis, Reporter20th January 2022News England

Prosecutions and convictions for child sexual abuse have fallen by around half in four years, research by a children’s charity suggests. Figures obtained by the NSPCC under Freedom of Information

Public apology to Historic Institutional Abuse victims expected ‘to be made in March’

By Rebecca Black, Reporter19th January 2022News Northern Ireland

An announcement around an official apology from Stormont to those abused in historic institutions is expected to be made on Thursday. Margaret McGuckin, of the victims group Savia, said she

Tag: Child Abuse

Ex-partner who led police on 24-hour manhunt guilty of murdering mother and autistic son

Child victims of sexual abuse tell of harrowing exploitation by criminal gangs

Scathing report finds ‘extensive failures’ in way child exploitation is tackled by authorities

Report: Child Sexual Exploitation By Organised Networks Investigation Report – IICSA

Couple whose eight-week-old baby daughter died with more than 60 broken bones are jailed

Woman arrested in connection with five-year-old’s death ‘known to family’ – police confirm

Child sexual abuse prosecutions drop by half with victims experiencing delays and inadequate support

Public apology to Historic Institutional Abuse victims expected ‘to be made in March’

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Child Abuse

Ex-partner who led police on 24-hour manhunt guilty of murdering mother and autistic son

Child victims of sexual abuse tell of harrowing exploitation by criminal gangs

Scathing report finds ‘extensive failures’ in way child exploitation is tackled by authorities

Report: Child Sexual Exploitation By Organised Networks Investigation Report – IICSA

Couple whose eight-week-old baby daughter died with more than 60 broken bones are jailed

Woman arrested in connection with five-year-old’s death ‘known to family’ – police confirm

Bradford Council stripped of children’s social care services in wake of Star Hobson case

Review into agencies’ involvement with murdered toddler Star Hobson delayed

Child sexual abuse prosecutions drop by half with victims experiencing delays and inadequate support

Public apology to Historic Institutional Abuse victims expected ‘to be made in March’