Mother jailed for abandoning son – BBC News
“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 27th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child neglect
Couple jailed after leaving girl to die in ‘filth and squalor’ – The Guardian
“A judge today questioned a decision by prosecutors not to pursue a murder charge against a mother who left her three-year-old daughter to die from malnutrition in her bedroom.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother guilty of leaving toddler – BBC News
“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend while she went out with her boyfriend has been found guilty of child cruelty.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Social services called to account as girl, 7, starves to death – The Independent
“Eight years after Victoria Climbié died, the lessons of that terrible case seem not to have been learned.”
The Independent, 25th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Death of Khyra Ishaq, 7, sparks calls for full inquiry – The Times
“As Khyra Ishaq’s five siblings came to terms with their new lives in foster care last night, there was a clamour for answers as to how a seven-year-old girl was apparently allowed to starve to death in 21st-century Britain.”
The Times, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Couple are charged with neglect after child, 7, dies – The Times
“A man and a woman have been charged with neglect after the death of a seven-year-old girl.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fears for children at risk as care order applications fall by a third – The Times
“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
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Home alone’ mother is sentenced – BBC News
“A mother who left her 14-year-old daughter home alone for six weeks has been given a 13-week suspended jail sentence.”
BBC News, 10th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother went on holiday leaving girl, 14, £100 to survive six weeks – The Independent
“A mother who left her 14-year-old daughter at home alone with £100 and a refrigerator full of food while visiting her lover has been convicted of neglect and abandonment and could face jail.”
The Independent, 15th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
