The mother of a university worker stabbed to death on a night out in Birmingham believes “mistakes were made” by prisons and mental health services who had contact with the
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A mother whose “bright, cheeky and talented” son was killed by a paranoid schizophrenic during a stabbing spree in Birmingham has said the brutal attack has left her “haunted”. Joanne
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A stepmother accused of cruelly abusing, poisoning and murdering a six-year-old boy has told a jury she blamed the child for problems in her increasingly troubled relationship with his father.
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The trial of a couple accused of murdering a six-year-old boy has been told social services found no safeguarding concerns after being contacted by his grandmother, who had taken photos
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A social worker concluded that bruises found on a six-year-old boy allegedly murdered weeks later by his “bullying” father and “coercive” stepmother were down to “boisterous play”, a jury heard.
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A “bullying” father and stepmother “poisoned” his six-year-old son with salt and exposed him to months of “cruel” abuse before murdering the youngster as his head was “banged repeatedly against
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This independent review focuses on the tragic death of Lilly Hanrahan, a 21-month-old child in November 2017 as a result of catastrophic brain injuries following a violent assault. The child’s
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A 21-month-old girl was murdered by a babysitter after the Probation Service failed to pass on information suggesting he posed a potential risk to children, a serious case review has
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of attention in the UK has focused on the challenges of continuing to deliver healthcare. But a related field – social work
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An “uncaring” mother and her boyfriend have been jailed for killing her three-year-old daughter after the girl’s cries interrupted their love-making. Kaylee-Jayde Priest was found dead at the flat where
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