The 27-year prison sentence for the teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail was “excessive and a miscarriage of justice”, an appeal court has heard. Aaron Campbell took the
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The teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail will appeal against his 27-year sentence later on Wednesday. Aaron Campbell took the six-year-old from her bed at her grandparents’ home
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A mother who murdered her two young daughters after they “got in the way” of her sex life has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 32 years.
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A campaign group has branded the Justice Secretary’s comments on anonymity for suspects if they have a reputation to protect as “dangerous” and “a disgrace”. Nicola Mann, case worker and
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Police are investigating allegations of child cruelty relating to a care home in Bristol. St Christopher’s care home has closed and some members of staff have been suspended while the
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Sex abuse of children in one Nottinghamshire care home seemed inevitable, while abusers were allowed to flourish in another, a scathing report has revealed. In one 12-month period at Sandown
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Sexual abuse of children in council care in Nottinghamshire was widespread for decades and repeated failures to learn from mistakes exposed more young people to harm, a report has concluded.
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More than 200,000 secondary school children may have been groomed online, research suggests. A survey carried out on behalf of children’s charity the NSPCC found that around 4% of young
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A fantasist whose repeated lies tarnished the reputations of the high-profile men he falsely accused of being murderers and paedophiles has been jailed for 18 years. The Metropolitan Police spent
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The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has announced that it will hold hearings into abuse allegations in boarding schools next year. Chairwoman Lady Smith urged anyone with evidence to get in
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