‘A baby boy who suffered head injuries inflicted by his father was refused a protection order by the courts, a serious case review has found.’
BBC News, 24th April 2014
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‘A mother convicted of beating her 11-month-old son to death has had her “unduly lenient” sentence increased.’
BBC News, 15th April 2014
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‘Judges have dismissed an appeal bid by a woman who beat her son to death for failing to memorise the Koran.’
BBC News, 28th March 2014
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‘Police were on Sunday investigating the sudden death of a 40-year-old woman at a controversial immigration detention centre where Mauritian A-Level student Yashika Bageerathi is currently awaiting deportation.’
The Independent, 30th March 2014
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‘David Bedingfield of 4 Paper Buildings charts the recent history of scientific research into serious non-accidental head injuries suffered by babies and the response of the family and criminal courts in England and Wales.’
Family Law week, 11th March 2014
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‘The parents of a five-month-old boy who died from acute rickets have been jailed for manslaughter.’
BBC News, 28th February 2014
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‘A former nursery worker has been acquitted over the death of a three-year-old girl in her care. Lydia Bishop got her neck caught in a rope on an outdoor slide in September 2012, on what was her first full day at York College nursery. Sophee Redhead, 25, of York, had denied manslaughter by gross negligence.’
BBC News, 6th February 2014
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‘A man who killed a 10-year-old girl at a Christmas party in 2003 has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.’
BBC News, 28th January 2014
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‘A mother has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years for murdering her 11-month-old son.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2014
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‘A soldier who killed his 20-month-old daughter after surviving a rogue attack in Afghanistan has been jailed for six years.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2014
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‘A father who claimed the family dog caused fatal injuries to his 11-month-old son has been jailed for life for his murder.’
BBC News, 18th December 2013
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‘The death of a two-year-old boy who drank some of his mother’s methadone could have been prevented, a report has found.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
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‘Mairead Philpott has had her 17-year prison sentence for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby upheld by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2013
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“A couple have been found guilty of causing or allowing the death of their seven-week-old son.”
BBC News, 20th November 2013
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“A serious case review (SCR) into the starvation of four-year-old Hamzah Khan has concluded that while his death was ‘not predictable’, Bradford social services missed signs that, had they been put together, could have warned that Hamzah and his seven siblings were at risk.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2013
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“Ministers must launch an inquiry into how whistle-blowers are treated in the wake of the Orchid View care home scandal, MP Charlotte Leslie has said.”
BBC News, 20th October 2013
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“The mother of Peter Connelly, the toddler known as Baby P who died with more than 50 injuries despite being on the at-risk register, has been recommended for release from prison by the Parole Board.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2013
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“An alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed for 15 years.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
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“The mother of Baby P could be freed from jail within days when her case is considered by the body responsible for deciding whether prisoners can be safely released into the community.”
The Independent, 30th September 2013
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“An investigation is under way into allegations that a 54-year-old man on crutches died after he was pushed by police during a raid on his house.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2013
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