‘A former nursery worker has been acquitted over the death of a three-year-old girl in her care. Lydia Bishop got her neck caught in a rope on an outdoor slide in September 2012, on what was her first full day at York College nursery. Sophee Redhead, 25, of York, had denied manslaughter by gross negligence.’
BBC News, 6th February 2014
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‘A man who killed a 10-year-old girl at a Christmas party in 2003 has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.’
BBC News, 28th January 2014
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‘A mother has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years for murdering her 11-month-old son.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2014
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‘A soldier who killed his 20-month-old daughter after surviving a rogue attack in Afghanistan has been jailed for six years.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2014
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‘A father who claimed the family dog caused fatal injuries to his 11-month-old son has been jailed for life for his murder.’
BBC News, 18th December 2013
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‘The death of a two-year-old boy who drank some of his mother’s methadone could have been prevented, a report has found.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
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‘Mairead Philpott has had her 17-year prison sentence for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby upheld by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2013
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“A couple have been found guilty of causing or allowing the death of their seven-week-old son.”
BBC News, 20th November 2013
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“A serious case review (SCR) into the starvation of four-year-old Hamzah Khan has concluded that while his death was ‘not predictable’, Bradford social services missed signs that, had they been put together, could have warned that Hamzah and his seven siblings were at risk.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2013
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“Ministers must launch an inquiry into how whistle-blowers are treated in the wake of the Orchid View care home scandal, MP Charlotte Leslie has said.”
BBC News, 20th October 2013
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“The mother of Peter Connelly, the toddler known as Baby P who died with more than 50 injuries despite being on the at-risk register, has been recommended for release from prison by the Parole Board.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2013
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“An alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed for 15 years.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
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“The mother of Baby P could be freed from jail within days when her case is considered by the body responsible for deciding whether prisoners can be safely released into the community.”
The Independent, 30th September 2013
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“An investigation is under way into allegations that a 54-year-old man on crutches died after he was pushed by police during a raid on his house.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2013
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“The mother and stepfather of Daniel Pelka have been jailed for life for starving, torturing and battering the four-year-old boy to death.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2013
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“A mother has been found guilty of murdering her two-year-old son.”
BBC News, 24th June 2013
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“The parents of a toddler, who died from a heroin overdose, have admitted causing his death.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
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“A ‘catastrophic error’ led to a 100-year-old great-grandmother dying from dehydration, a hospital has admitted.”
BBC News, 5th June 2013
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“A father has been jailed for seven years after admitting killing his disabled seven-month-old son. Nathan Pick, 38, lashed out at the baby, James-Lee, because he could not get him to stop screaming.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2013
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“A nurse who caused the death of a baby in a botched home circumcision has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 8th February 2013
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