A mother whose 18-month-old son was allegedly killed by her boyfriend has pleaded not guilty to child cruelty. Tamika Beaton, 24, allegedly “wilfully ill-treated or neglected” baby Andrew Cawker in
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A care home worker convicted of the infanticide of her newborn daughter, who was found dead in a park, has been handed a community order. Babita Rai, 24, was previously
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A mother has been jailed for nine years for the manslaughter of her “tiny” baby son who she shook and squeezed with “severe force” as she took out her “anger
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A centre for sexual assault victims has been praised by the Justice Secretary as a “beacon” of the model he would like to see across Scotland. The Meadows, based at
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Tactics exploited by perpetrators working in institutions enable child sexual abuse to continue even today, according to new research study from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Based on
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A police watchdog has called for radical and urgent action to tackle the crime “epidemic” against women and girls. Councils, schools, health and social care bodies and all areas of
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A father who threw his baby son into a river became “lost” to the care system after moving between areas, a serious case review has found. Zak Bennett-Eko, 23, was
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Here in Wales we are entering a historic period which will see children’s rights further protected thanks to new Welsh Government legislation. The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment)
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The number of cases of suspected forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) the Government provided advice on in 2020 fell 44%, largely due to the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.
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Physically punishing children is not effective in improving their behaviour and instead increases behavioural difficulties, researchers suggest. The review led by UCL and an international team of experts analysed 20
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