Teenage father admits shaking his 23-day-old daughter to death in Highlands
A teenage father who shook his 23-day-old baby to death has pleaded guilty to killing her. Thomas Haining, who was 19 at the time of the crime, had been charged
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Abuse victims’ advocate calls for meeting with NI Secretary over compensation
The advocate for victims of historical abuse in Northern Ireland has pressed Julian Smith for an urgent meeting. The Northern Ireland Secretary met victims in August and promised to make
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NSPCC report number of recorded grooming crimes increases by a third
The number of grooming crimes recorded by police has risen by a third, figures suggest. Children’s charity the NSPCC said police recorded 4,373 offences of sexual communication with a child
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Ceredigion mother jailed over death of baby son freed by Court of Appeal judges
A mother jailed over the death of her four-week old baby after she took him out on a drinking binge and fell asleep on top of him has been freed
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Alesha MacPhail’s killer has prison sentence reduced by three years
The prison sentence for the teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail has been reduced by three years. Aaron Campbell (pictured) took the six-year-old from her bed at her
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Court hears gang cynically groomed vulnerable girls treating them as objects
A gang of nine men and one woman cynically groomed vulnerable girls in the Huddersfield area and treated them as “objects to be used and abused at will”, a court
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PM ‘vocally and deliberately’ depriving NI abuse victims a voice in the commons
The Prime Minister should explain to the victims of historical institutional abuse why new laws granting them compensation will not be debated during this parliamentary session, an MP has said.
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Ex-youth football coach killed himself before sex abuse trial, coroner rules
A former youth football coach and scout whose car crashed into a tree on the day he was due to go on trial on historical sex abuse charges took his
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Ongoing failure to compensate NI abuse victims ‘shocking’ – Lord Chief Justice
Northern Ireland’s top judge has branded as shocking the ongoing failure to compensate victims of historic abuse in the region. Sir Declan Morgan said the delay exemplifies how the Stormont
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Children’s home care worker sentenced to 15 years for abusing boys
A care worker who used his Manchester United connections to groom children has been jailed for 15 years. Bruce McLean, 62, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Monday for
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