The parents of a malnourished toddler who died have been jailed for more than six years after admitting neglect. Lauren Wade died in hospital from complications arising from malnutrition aged
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An “emotive and provocative” television documentary about the work of a charity led to alleged abuse victims coming forward and sparked thousands of requests for access to records, an inquiry
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Recruiting and retaining staff was a “huge challenge” for some residential care establishments in the past, an academic has told a child abuse probe. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard
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A mother with a “history of mental illness” strangled her seven-year-old son then drowned him in the bath, a court heard. Christina Acres, 37, accepts that she killed George Acres
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Detectives in West Yorkshire have arrested 55 men as part of an investigation into historical allegations of child sex abuse. Police said the men were arrested after seven women made
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A man killed himself after his allegations of being sexually abused as a child in care were dismissed by police, a former director of Barnardo’s Scotland has claimed. Hugh Mackintosh
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A former senior boss at Barnardo’s in Scotland has admitted some of the organisation’s previous practices for children in residential care were “not good enough”. Speaking at the Scottish Child
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British girls who may be at risk of being taken abroad to undergo female genital mutilation over the Christmas “cutting season” have been urged to ask an adult they trust
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A convicted paedophile has been jailed for eight years after making indecent videos of young girls over a popular live streaming app. Matthew Claridge, 49, tried to bribe girls as
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A teenage father who murdered his “perfect” newborn son in a drink-fuelled rage before eating toast in a state of elation has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Doulton Phillips, 17,
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