Sophie Jones methadone death: Father found guilty – BBC News
‘The father of a two-year-old girl who died after drinking a heroin substitute has been found guilty of manslaughter.’
BBC News, 6th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child cruelty
Dog lead mother Jacqueline Angrave jailed after appeal – BBC News
‘A mother who walked her daughter to school on a dog lead during a “campaign of cruelty” has been jailed at the second time of asking.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serious Crime Bill: “Cinderella clause” and “Paedophile Manual” – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Here is a summary of the various minor provisions of the Serious Crime Bill. This is partly a tinkering exercise, but creates two new offences that are far from uncontroversial.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Parents guilty of emotional cruelty face jail – The Guardian
‘Adults convicted of acts of emotional cruelty against children in their care will face the same threat of jail as those guilty of physical neglect, under new laws being considered by ministers.’
The Guardian, 31st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby dies of rickets from vegetarian mother – Daily Telegraph
‘Couple told they could face jail after admitting manslaughter of their son Ndingeko, who died from rickets after his parents insisted on strict eating regime as part of their religion.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Secretary of State for the Home Department v MG – WLR Daily
Secretary of State for the Home Department v MG (Case C-400/12); [2014] WLR (D) 4
‘The ten-year period of residence in article 28(3)(a) of Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the member states (OJ 2004 L158, p 77) had to be continuous and calculated by counting back from the date of the decision ordering the expulsion of the person concerned. A period of imprisonment was, in principle, capable both of interrupting the continuity of the period of residence for the purposes of that provision and of affecting the decision regarding the grant of the enhanced protection provided for thereunder, even where the person concerned resided in the host member state for the ten years prior to imprisonment. However, the fact that that person resided in the host member state for the ten years prior to imprisonment could be taken into consideration as part of the overall assessment required in order to determine whether the integrating links previously forged with the host member state had been broken.’
WLR Daily, 16th January 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Update law on child cruelty’: Family experts demand changes to increase protection for minors – The Independent
“Emotional cruelty to children should be made illegal, according to almost 70 per cent of police officers in England and Wales.”
The Independent, 17th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Father of dead baby Nico Maynard ‘was massive risk’ – BBC News
“The father of a baby found dead with a fractured skull had been previously jailed for child cruelty and was a ‘massive risk’, an inquest has heard.”
BBC News, 6th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Special report: Haringey children’s services – ‘They said things would change after Baby Peter’ – The Independent
“The council that repeatedly promised to protect its children following the deaths of Baby Peter and Victoria Climbié has launched yet another serious case review (SCR) into a child abuse case, The Independent on Sunday can reveal. The new investigation has started only a month after the publication of Haringey’s last SCR into Child T, a three-year-old who was beaten so badly with a belt, stick and cable that he was hospitalised yet was still returned to the family home, where the abuse continued. The latest investigation is the council’s sixth known SCR – investigations into serious incidents of child abuse – since the report into Baby Peter’s death was published in 2009.”
The Independent, 3rd November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Birmingham branded ‘national disgrace’ for child protection failures – The Guardian
“Vulnerable children are being let down by councils with ineffective and incompetent leadership, according to the Ofsted chief inspector, who singled out Birmingham as a ‘national disgrace’.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hamzah Khan: Amanda Hutton jailed after son starved to death – The Guardian
“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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sadistic’ paedophile Christopher Atkins jailed for ‘vile’ attack on toddler – The Independent
“A paedophile who carried out a life-threatening sexual assault on a toddler after social services failed to conduct background checks has been jailed for seventeen and a half years.”
The Independent, 12th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Daniel Pelka’s mother and stepfather jailed for life – The Guardian
“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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman jailed for child cruelty overturns deportation bid – Daily Telegraph
“A German woman who was jailed for locking up her three children in squalid conditions has won a legal challenge against the Home Office’s bid to deport her, The Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Michael Gove strips council of child protection powers – The Guardian
“A council has been stripped of its powers to provide child protection by the education secretary, Michael Gove, after the latest in a series of damning reports found its services could not overcome a persistent culture of ‘failure and disillusion’.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Keanu Williams toddler murder: Mother jailed for life – BBC News
“A mother described by police as a ‘monster’ has been jailed for life for murdering her two-year-old son.”
BBC News, 25th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Keanu Williams case: Mother guilty of murdering toddler – BBC News
“A mother has been found guilty of murdering her two-year-old son.”
BBC News, 24th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father who abused children wins right to stay in Britain – Daily Telegraph
“An illegal immigrant jailed for hitting his children has won a battle against deportation in the UK.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Insemination case: Chances missed to check on adopted daughter – BBC News
“A review into how a mother was able to force her adopted child to impregnate herself has found agencies missed opportunities to intervene.”
BBC News, 5th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bedfordshire child cruelty hoarders get suspended sentence – BBC News
“A couple who filled their home with junk have been given suspended prison sentences for child cruelty.”
BBC News, 10th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
