Boy to live with relatives after mother ‘exaggerated and fabricated’ child’s illness
A woman has lost a family court fight over the care of her son after a judge said she had repeatedly claimed he was sick when he was “perfectly normal
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Famous sporting brothers ‘shamed’ after being jailed for children’s charity fraud
A famous sporting family has been “shamed” for milking a charity set up for poor African children, it can now be reported. Ex-footballers Efe Sodje, 46, and Stephen Sodje, 43,
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Solicitor jailed for six years after stealing £1M from bereaved families in Wales
A solicitor has been jailed for six years after he stole almost £1m from the estates of dead people. Edgar Stephen Thomas, 58, abused his position to grossly exaggerate the
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Domestic abusers to be banned from cross-examining their victims in court
Domestic abuse victims will no longer face cross-examination by their abusers in family courts. The change is part of a Government package to tackle domestic abuse and the draft Bill,
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Parents jailed for neglect of malnourished toddler which led to her death
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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Sexual abuse victim in Rotherham ‘felt sick’ to be named on live radio, court told
A victim of sexual exploitation in Rotherham screamed and was “quite hysterical” after she heard her identity revealed in a live BBC radio broadcast, a court has heard. Senior BBC
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Isle of Man becomes first part of British Isles to decriminalise abortion
The Isle of Man has become the first part of the British Isles to decriminalise abortion – to the “widespread relief and excitement” of locals. The Abortion Reform Bill received
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Mother strangled seven-year-old son before drowning him in bath, court told
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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Judge tells doctors they can withdraw life-support treatment from former care worker
A judge has told doctors they can stop providing life-support treatment to a brain-damaged woman who had worked as a carer for disabled people. Mrs Justice Gwynneth Knowles heard that
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Council social services fail to prove woman breached court-ordered contact with son
Council social services bosses have failed to prove that a woman deliberately breached a judge’s order restricting her contact with her teenage son. Lawyers representing Westminster City Council complained that
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