Doctors’ negligence trial hears weight was ‘falling off’ boy in run-up to death
A grieving mother broke down in tears and spoke of her frustration that doctors could not find out what was wrong with her son in the run-up to his death.
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Woman jailed for 18 years for murdering toddler Keegan Downer
A mother-of-four who murdered her toddler daughter months after being made her legal guardian has been jailed for at least 18 years. Kandyce Downer was convicted on Tuesday of killing
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Childminder alerted watchdog over ‘fears someone was hurting toddler’
A childminder has told a court she alerted a care watchdog as she feared “somebody was hurting” a toddler two women are accused of murdering. Heather Farmer, 48, broke down
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‘Barbaric and inhuman’ foster carer convicted of murdering toddler Keegan Downer
A 34-year-old woman has been convicted of murdering a toddler who suffered a catalogue of “horrific” injuries over several months. Kandyce Downer, from Birmingham, will be sentenced at the city’s
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Three children removed from woman who planned to take them to Syria
A woman has had three children taken from her care after a High Court judge concluded that she had planned to take them to an area of Syria controlled by
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Woman has ten children removed amid concerns of domestic violence
A woman has had 10 children taken from her care more than a decade after social workers raised concerns about substance abuse, domestic violence and neglect, a family court judge
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Girl placed in secure unit after fears she associated with sex traffickers
A 16-year-old girl said to associate with criminals feared to be involved in sex trafficking should be placed into secure accommodation for her own protection, a family court judge has
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Wife of child abuser avoids prison for looking up victims’ social care records
The wife of a man who was jailed for 20 years for sexually abusing children in a care home has avoided prison for looking up social care records of his
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‘Significant number’ of young people missing out on mental health support
Health services and councils are often failing to provide support for children with mental health issues in social care, MPs have found. A report by the Commons Education Committee found
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Judge issues arrest warrant for man who harassed social workers
A man whose son was placed for adoption could be jailed after social services bosses complained that he harassed staff and placed material on the internet identifying the youngster. One
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