Carer jailed over baby’s killing – BBC News
“A carer from Greater Manchester who killed a 16-month-old baby by holding him upside down and flinging him against furniture has been jailed.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
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“A carer from Greater Manchester who killed a 16-month-old baby by holding him upside down and flinging him against furniture has been jailed.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
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“A devoted teenage father who struggled to cope with the demands of raising a family was jailed today for killing his five-month old baby in a fit of anger.”
The Independent, 12th May 2008
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“Two ‘caring and supportive’ parents have won a high court ruling clearing them of deliberately harming their six-week-old baby, despite a conclusion by the seven medical experts in the case that his injuries were most likely to have been caused by intentional shaking.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2008
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“Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today (9th May) stepped up the Government’s commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The signature coincided with the second anniversary of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).”
Home Office press release, 9th May 2008
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“A man who raped his daughter more than 30 years ago was jailed for 11 years.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
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“A Leicestershire father has been jailed for four-and-a-half-years after he admitted shaking his 10-week-old baby daughter to death.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
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“Children at risk of abuse or neglect face even greater danger because of a new system designed to cut costs and speed up care proceedings, the Government has been warned.”
The Times, 6th May 2008
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“A babysitter found guilty of murdering her neighbour’s two-year-old son by banging his head against a banister has won an appeal against her conviction.”
BBC News, 1st May 2008
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“A married mother who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy at a cinema in London’s Leicester Square has been given a three-year supervision order.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
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“A nursery school head who force-fed children, dragged them along corridors and left them in soiled underwear has been banned from working as a teacher.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
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“Violence against babies and young children in England and Wales more than doubled last year, a survey of accident and emergency unit data suggests.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
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“A teenage babysitter has been found guilty of the murder of a 22-month-old boy in his care.”
BBC News, 21st April 2008
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“A mother who kept her son in a wheelchair for five years and convinced him and doctors that he could not walk has been jailed for four years.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2008
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“A former scout leader has been jailed for life for sexually abusing a boy for six years.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2008
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“The Home Secretary will today outline plans to increase protection for children surfing the web, including new jail terms for convicted paedophiles who use social networking websites.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2008
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“A ban on paedophiles being housed in hostels near schools undermined public protection, a report has said.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
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“Britain’s biggest children’s charity will tomorrow (17 March) launch a campaign demanding an end to ‘violent’ and ‘degrading’ assaults on children in custody.”
The Independent, 16th March 2008
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“An unprecendented call for the temporary closure of a privately run child jail because of its ‘staggeringly high level of use of force by staff’ is made today by the chief inspector of prisons.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2008
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“The man who presided over the North Wales child abuse inquiry has attacked a failure to set up an independent body to deal with young people’s complaints.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
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“In 2003 Sally Clark was released from jail after being falsely accused of murdering her two sons. She never recovered from the trauma and died a year ago, effectively of a broken heart. Cassandra Jardine looks at how such a gross miscarriage of justice could occur and asks whether lessons have been learnt.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2008
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