“A nurse has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a four-week-old baby who bled to death after a botched home circumcision.”
The Independent, 14th December 2012
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“A man was jailed for a minimum of 17 years on Friday after being found guilty of the murder of a two-year-old boy.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2012
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“The natural father of Baby P who was falsely accused of having been convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl has had a libel award of £75,000 cut to £50,000.”
The Independent, 31st October 2012
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“A builder has been given a two year jail term after a three-year-old girl died when she was crushed by a collapsing wall.”
BBC News, 5th October 2012
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“A toddler died from a methadone overdose after professionals who had long-standing contact with the boy and his drug-using parents missed opportunities to take him into care, a report has revealed.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
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“A nurse who stabbed her four-year-old daughter to death before attempting to kill herself has been jailed for 12 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2012
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“The death of a four-month-old girl in Birmingham four years ago ‘could and should have been prevented’, according to a serious case review.”
BBC News, 9th August 2012
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” A mother found guilty of poisoning her own baby with a powerful pain killer murdered out of a craving for attention, a judge told her today. Michelle Smith, was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum 12 years for the murder of six-week-old Amy.”
The Independent, 6th July 2012
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“A babysitter has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a six-month-old boy from Cleethorpes.”
BBC News, 27th June 2012
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“A ‘terrible’ loophole will be closed from next week, ministers said, by extending the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child in order to cover serious physical harm.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2012
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“The stepfather of Baby P, Steven Barker, has launched a £40,000 compensation bid after he was injured in a violent prison attack, it has been reported.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2012
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“The recent case of LB Islington v Al Alas and Wray, (where I was led by Ian Peddie QC [also of Garden Court Chambers] in representing the father, Rohan Wray) should have some pretty significant implications in cases involving alleged non-accidental injuries.”
Garden Court Family Law Blog, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.gcfamily.wordpress.com
“A former nightclub bouncer has been convicted of murdering a heavily pregnant teenager two weeks before she was due to give birth.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2012
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“Two parents have been cleared at the Old Bailey of killing their four-month-old son, who was suffering from rickets.”
BBC News, 9th December 2011
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“A father who killed his toddler son because he was crying was jailed for nine years today.”
The Independent, 7th December 2011
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“Health workers had been concerned about a mother who went on to kill her toddler by holding her under a scalding hot shower during the girl’s early life, a report has said.”
BBC News, 1st December 2011
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“A father accused of pushing his son to his death from the balcony of a Greek hotel killed the child unlawfully, a coroner has ruled. The inquest on six-year-old Liam Hogan was told that his father, John, appeared to shove the boy and his two-year-old sister, Mia, before leaping off the balcony himself.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2011
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“The mother of a two-year-old girl who died of septic shock after suffering burns in a scalding hot shower has been found guilty of manslaughter.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2011
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“A mother who force-fed her baby girl who later died has been jailed.”
BBC News, 11th November 2011
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“Too many babies have been killed or seriously injured through child abuse because of failings by the authorities that are repeated across the country, a report has found.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
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