‘Lock up’ cruelty mother is freed – BBC News
“A mother who locked her toddler son in a room for six weeks has walked free after her nine month jail sentence was quashed appeal court judges.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child cruelty
Parents jailed over ‘hell hole’ for children – The Independent
“A mother and father who let their children live in a ‘hell hole’ were today jailed for three years, police said.”
The Independent, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Khyra mother ‘in privacy threat’ – BBC News
“A woman accused of starving her daughter to death threatened a social worker who looked through her letterbox with legal action, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 19th June 2009
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Abused baby left blind and deaf – BBC News
“A West Yorkshire couple who abused their six-week-old daughter and failed to get medical help for her broken bones and meningitis have been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th June 2009
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‘Discipline’ father’s crop attack – BBC News
“A father who horsewhipped his three children for discipline and to stop them ‘going off the rails’ has been jailed at Cardiff Crown Court.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
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Killer’s sentence appeal rejected – BBC News
“A man who admitted the manslaughter of a girl who died years after he had shaken her as a baby failed to convince top judges his sentence was too harsh.”
BBC News, 24th March 2009
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Mother jailed for crushing baby – BBC News
“A mother has been jailed for eight years for inflicting a ‘horrific’ series of injuries on her two-month-old son, who died hours later.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
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Mother and boyfriend guilty of inflicting 107 injuries on child – The Independent
“A girl aged two was beaten to death by her mother and her boyfriend, who inflicted 107 separate injuries during four weeks of violence.”
The Independent, 12th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Young mother jailed over “horrific” cruelty campaign against two-month-old son – Daily Telegraph
“A young mother has been jailed for a ‘horrific’ campaign of cruelty against her helpless two-month-old son who died hours after her last attack, in a case that has echoes of ‘Baby P’.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple jailed after baby’s death – BBC News
“A couple have been jailed for three years for child cruelty following the death of their six-month-old baby.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
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Man sentenced over Shia flogging – BBC News
“A devout Shia Muslim has been given a suspended prison sentence for forcing two boys to beat themselves during a religious ceremony.”
BBC News, 24th September 2008
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Man convicted over Shia flogging – BBC News
“A devout Muslim has been found guilty of child cruelty after forcing two boys to beat themselves during a religious ceremony, in an unprecedented case.”
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BBC News, 27th August 2008
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