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Charity IT contractor jailed after stealing £550K from accounts of vulnerable people

By Luke Powell, Reporter25th September 2019News England

A former IT contractor who stole more than £500,000 from 95 accounts belonging to vulnerable people in east London has been jailed for five years. Graham Broomfield, 54, was employed

Suspended jail term for son who dropped dying mother from care home fire escape

By Sam Russell, Reporter20th September 2019News England

A “devoted, loving son” who killed his dying mother to end her suffering by dropping her from a first floor fire escape at a care home has been given a

Inquiry urged amid rumours notorious paedophile priest was police informer

By David Young, Reporter18th September 2019News Northern Ireland

Concerns a notorious paedophile priest was a police informer must be examined by a public inquiry, a lawyer for victims has said. KRW Law is making a formal submission to

Senior officer says child may still be alive if social services shared information

By Dave Higgens, Reporter17th September 2019News England

A three-year-old child who was murdered by his mother’s partner may have been alive today if information held by social services had been shared with the police, a senior officer

Victims of sexual abuse to be given chance to challenge lenient prison sentences

By Flora Thompson, Home Affairs Correspondent17th September 2019News England

Victims of stalking, harassment, child sexual abuse and other sex crimes will be able to appeal the sentence given to their perpetrators if they think it is too lenient. More

Child abuser who trolled victim online has 10-year jail term extended

By Henry Clare, Reporter16th September 2019News England, Webwatch

A child abuser already serving a 10-year jail sentence has been handed more than three extra years after a “vindictive campaign of social media trolling” against one of his victims.

Care worker accused of attempted murder of elderly patients at Ayrshire hospital

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter13th September 2019News Scotland

A care worker is to stand trial for the attempted murder of two patients at an Ayrshire hospital. Calum Knox, 29, is accused of trying to kill Ann Reid, 81,

Rape ‘effectively decriminalised’ with only 3.3% of cases ending in conviction

By Ryan Hooper and Thomas Hornall, Reporters12th September 2019News England

Campaigners have argued rape is becoming “effectively decriminalised” as “appalling” new figures show prosecutions for the crime in England and Wales have slumped, despite record volumes of cases reported to

Teenage father admits shaking his 23-day-old daughter to death in Highlands

By Tom Eden, Reporter11th September 2019News Scotland

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

Ceredigion mother jailed over death of baby son freed by Court of Appeal judges

By Sian Harrison, Reporter10th September 201917th September 2019News Wales

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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Charity IT contractor jailed after stealing £550K from accounts of vulnerable people

Suspended jail term for son who dropped dying mother from care home fire escape

Inquiry urged amid rumours notorious paedophile priest was police informer

Senior officer says child may still be alive if social services shared information

Victims of sexual abuse to be given chance to challenge lenient prison sentences

Care worker accused of attempted murder of elderly patients at Ayrshire hospital

Rape ‘effectively decriminalised’ with only 3.3% of cases ending in conviction

Teenage father admits shaking his 23-day-old daughter to death in Highlands

Ceredigion mother jailed over death of baby son freed by Court of Appeal judges

Mother’s anger after coroner finds Army failures contributed to Jaysley’s death

Thirty councils in severe financial distress granted support to protect services

More than half of councils face insolvency over special needs spending – survey

Man with Down’s syndrome died after care worker ‘landed on him’ in swimming pool

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Tag: Courts / Justice

Charity IT contractor jailed after stealing £550K from accounts of vulnerable people

Suspended jail term for son who dropped dying mother from care home fire escape

Inquiry urged amid rumours notorious paedophile priest was police informer

Senior officer says child may still be alive if social services shared information

Victims of sexual abuse to be given chance to challenge lenient prison sentences

Child abuser who trolled victim online has 10-year jail term extended

Care worker accused of attempted murder of elderly patients at Ayrshire hospital

Rape ‘effectively decriminalised’ with only 3.3% of cases ending in conviction

Teenage father admits shaking his 23-day-old daughter to death in Highlands

Ceredigion mother jailed over death of baby son freed by Court of Appeal judges