Appeal over baby death conviction – BBC News
“An appeal has been lodged by lawyers for a child carer convicted of violently shaking a baby to death.”
BBC News, 10th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Social workers put themselves above the law – The Times
“In far too many cases social workers are putting themselves above the law. Doctors increasingly report that a child who is admitted to hospital has injuries that may be ‘nonaccidental’. This is translated by local authorities as proving guilt.”
The Times, 23rd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Council Publishes Guidelines for Sentencers dealing with Assaults and Child Cruelty Offences – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“On 20 February 2008 the Sentencing Guidelines Council published its definitive guidelines on ‘Assault and Other Offences Against the Person’ and ‘Overarching Principles: Assaults on Children and Cruelty to a Child.’
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 20th February 2008
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Paediatricians scared of giving evidence in court – The Guardian
“Paediatricians need greater protection from parents and the press or many will refuse to act in child abuse cases, an expert warned today.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Background checks will not force sex offenders to hide, Smith says – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday insisted that new powers for parents to check for criminal backgrounds of those who care for their children will not drive convicted sex offenders underground.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Protection agency staff ‘left children at risk from abuse’ because of errors – The Times
“Dozens of children involved in family court cases are at risk of abuse because of ‘serious failings’ in the £100 million-a-year advisory service set up to represent their views.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
30 health workers failed to spot murdered baby’s plight – The Guardian
“A baby girl who was murdered by her father had been seen by 30 health care workers, yet none of them realised she was at risk, a report has found. Jessica Randall, who died when she was 54 days old, might still be alive if signs of abuse had been properly identified, according to the findings of an inquiry by Northamptonshire’s Local SafeGuarding Children Board.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mobile phone operators join forces to block child sexual abuse websites – The Times
“Europe’s mobile phone operators are joining forces to obstruct access to child sexual abuse websites. Leading operators, including Vodafone, Orange and 3, will announce plans today to install technology in their networks that will bar access to thousands of blacklisted sites.”
The Times, 11th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Climbié lessons not learned, says research – The Guardian
“The social care professions have failed to heed the lessons of Lord Laming’s landmark inquiry into the murder of child abuse victim Victoria Climbié, government-funded research revealed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 1st Janaury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
I want full story on my children’s murder, says father – The Guardian
“It is a year since Jimi Ogunkoya’s two children were murdered by their mother, and five years since a report into the death of Victoria Climbié which was supposed to put an end to similar tragedies.”
The Guardian, 28th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child protection plans ‘failing’ – BBC News
“The man who wrote a damning report into the death of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie says he ‘despairs’ over further deaths of vulnerable children.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Released paedophile is arrested – BBC News
“A wanted paedophile who was mistakenly released by a police force has been arrested in Sussex.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shaken babies: are the experts wrong? – The Times
“Expert witnesses are on trial — again. This time their role has been put under the spotlight by two jurors who broke cover to speak out and question the conviction of a childminder for killing an 11-month-old baby in her care.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Child-killer case to be examined after key witness adds to doubts – The Times
“The Attorney-General is to look into the case in which two jurors have questioned the conviction of a childminder for killing a baby in her care.”
The Times, 20th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jurors break silence to insist childminder did not kill baby – The Times
“Two jurors have spoken out to question the guilty verdict in a case last month in which a childminder was jailed for shaking a baby to death.”
The Times, 19th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
You should have taken me into care, says man who sued social services – The Times
“A man who says that social workers left him to suffer the most cruel abuse at the hands of his brutal parents won £25,000 damages yesterday in a case that broke new legal ground.”
The Times, 14th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Group targets grooming of girls – BBC News
“The scale of the problem of British girls being lured into prostitution in their own country is being examined by the Home Office.”
BBC News, 5th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reforms fails abused children” – BBC news
“Planned legislation to reform the care system fails to ensure abused children receive vital therapy, according to a child-protection agency.”
BBC News, 26th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child abuse allegations over top policeman who quit – The Times
“The chief constable who resigned amid allegations of financial wrongdoing and misuse of police equipment was also being investigated in connection with his force’s dismissal of child abuse claims against a judge, The Times can disclose.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Childminder gets three years for killing baby – The Guardian
“A registered childminder and scout leader has been jailed for three years for killing an 11-month-old baby by violently shaking her in a fit of temper.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
