Third rape case collapses after defence unearths key evidence
A third rape case in just over a month has collapsed after a failure from investigators to find key evidence. The case against Samson Makele was halted at Snaresbrook Crown
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Claims of abuse at orphanage are ‘absolute rubbish’, former residents tell inquiry
Allegations of historic child abuse at an orphanage have been described as “absolute rubbish” by two former residents. One witness to the Scottish Child Abuse inquiry said he had been
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Toddler Poppi Worthington was sexaully abused before her death says coroner
Toddler Poppi Worthington was sexually abused before her death, a coroner has ruled. The “fit and active” 13-month-old was in an “unsafe” sleeping environment and suffered injuries to her bottom
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Children’s care home abuse denial ‘should be made a crime’, inquiry hears
Denying the “orchestrated” abuse which took place in child care homes across Scotland should be a crime, an inquiry has heard. A former resident of Smyllum Park in Lanark made
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Ex-football coach ‘carried out systematic sexual abuse of young boys’
Former football coach Barry Bennell carried out the “systematic and persistent” sexual abuse of young boys, including assaulting two youth footballers in the changing rooms at Crewe Alexandra’s ground, a
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Ex-Met boss says policing of rape and sexual offences ‘in a mess’
The investigation of rape and sexual offences are “in a mess”, a former top police officer has warned. Ex-Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair of Boughton made his stark assessment as
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Researchers warn true picture of domestic violent crime could become less visible
Violence against women could become significantly less visible in police-recorded crime figures when a new counting method comes into effect, warn researchers at Lancaster University. Plans for Home Office Counting
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Engage: Child sexual abuse – hearing the cry for help is not always a simple task
Child sexual abuse is on the rise in the UK with the NSPCC announcing a 31% increase in police referrals in 2017 compared to the previous year. Worryingly, this is
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Parole boss sorry over failure to tell victims of cabbie rapist about release
The chairman of the Parole Board has apologised “unreservedly” over the failure to inform the victims of serial rapist John Worboys of his imminent release. Professor Nick Hardwick said he
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Peer urges evidence disclosure inquiry following abandoned ‘rape’ cases
A former attorney general has called for an independent inquiry into the system for disclosure of evidence in criminal cases, after the high-profile collapses of two rape prosecutions. Scotland Yard
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