Category: child cruelty

Special report: Haringey children’s services – ‘They said things would change after Baby Peter’ – The Independent

Posted November 4th, 2013 in child abuse, child cruelty, local government, news, social services by sally

“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.”

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The Independent, 3rd November 2013

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Birmingham branded ‘national disgrace’ for child protection failures – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2013 in care homes, child abuse, child cruelty, child neglect, local government, news, reports, social services, standards, statistics by sally

“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’.”

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The Guardian, 15th October 2013

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Hamzah Khan: Amanda Hutton jailed after son starved to death – The Guardian

Posted October 7th, 2013 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, child neglect, homicide, local government, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 4th October 2013

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‘Sadistic’ paedophile Christopher Atkins jailed for ‘vile’ attack on toddler – The Independent

Posted September 13th, 2013 in child cruelty, news, recidivists, sentencing by tracey

“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.”

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The Independent, 12th September 2013

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Daniel Pelka’s mother and stepfather jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted August 5th, 2013 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, news, sentencing, social services, teachers by sally

“The mother and stepfather of Daniel Pelka have been jailed for life for starving, torturing and battering the four-year-old boy to death.”

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2013

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Woman jailed for child cruelty overturns deportation bid – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2013 in appeals, child cruelty, deportation, EC law, news, tribunals by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2013

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Michael Gove strips council of child protection powers – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2013 in child cruelty, children, contracting out, local government, news, social services by sally

“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’.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2013

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Keanu Williams toddler murder: Mother jailed for life – BBC News

Posted June 25th, 2013 in child cruelty, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother described by police as a ‘monster’ has been jailed for life for murdering her two-year-old son.”

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BBC News, 25th June 2013

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Keanu Williams case: Mother guilty of murdering toddler – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2013 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, families, murder, news by sally

“A mother has been found guilty of murdering her two-year-old son.”

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BBC News, 24th June 2013

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Father who abused children wins right to stay in Britain – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 24th, 2013 in child cruelty, deportation, families, human rights, news by sally

“An illegal immigrant jailed for hitting his children has won a battle against deportation in the UK.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2013

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Insemination case: Chances missed to check on adopted daughter – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2013 in adoption, artificial insemination, child cruelty, complaints, news, social services by sally

“A review into how a mother was able to force her adopted child to impregnate herself has found agencies missed opportunities to intervene.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2013

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Bedfordshire child cruelty hoarders get suspended sentence – BBC News

Posted May 13th, 2013 in child cruelty, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by tracey

“A couple who filled their home with junk have been given suspended prison sentences for child cruelty.”

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BBC News, 10th May 2013

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Darran Brown jailed for baby boy GBH in Leatherhead

Posted May 2nd, 2013 in child cruelty, children, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A 32-year-old man who seriously assaulted and neglected a four-month-old baby boy has been jailed for eight years.”

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BBC News, 1st May 2013

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Girl, 14, forced to become pregnant with donor sperm bought by mother – The Guardian

Posted April 29th, 2013 in adoption, artificial insemination, child cruelty, news, pregnancy, sentencing, social services by tracey

“A mother forced her 14-year-old adopted daughter to inseminate herself with donor sperm to provide a baby for her after she was prevented from adopting any more children, it can be revealed. The daughter, a virgin, is believed to have miscarried at 14, but went on to have a baby at 16 after regularly inseminating herself with sperm bought over the internet by her ‘domineering’ mother because she was too scared to refuse. Details of the shocking case have emerged in a previously secret court judgment, which can be reported today for the first time and which raises serious questions over loopholes in international adoptions and the regulation of the global traffic in gametes.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2013

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Parents jailed for toddler’s methadone death – The Guardian

Posted February 19th, 2013 in child cruelty, drug abuse, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A couple whose two-year-old son died after drinking his mother’s methadone have been jailed for his manslaughter.uple whose two-year-old son died after drinking his mother’s methadone have been jailed for his manslaughter.”

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The Guardian, 19th February 2013

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TV death baby: Kian McMillan’s mother jailed – BBC News

Posted January 31st, 2013 in child cruelty, child neglect, drug abuse, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“The mother of a four-month-old boy who died when a television fell on his head has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 31st January 2013

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Richard Morgan jailed for killing Slater Sharkey – BBC News

Posted December 20th, 2012 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, community service, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

“A factory worker who shook his girlfriend’s baby son to death has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 19th December 2012

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‘Karate man’ jailed for battering toddler – BBC News

Posted November 21st, 2012 in child cruelty, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A self-professed karate expert who beat up a toddler so badly he broke the boy’s leg has been jailed for 14 years.”

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BBC News, 20th November 2012

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Woman jailed for faking son’s illness to claim £85,000 in benefits – The Guardian

Posted November 14th, 2012 in benefits, child cruelty, forgery, fraud, news by sally

“A mother who shaved her young son’s head and eyebrows and forced him to use a wheelchair to make it appear he was seriously ill so she could claim £85,000 in benefits has been jailed.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2012

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Ben Butler’s case reminds us the justice system is not infallible – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2012 in appeals, burden of proof, care orders, child cruelty, evidence, grievous bodily harm, news by sally

“Ben Butler, found to have shaken his seven week old baby in both care proceedings and criminal proceedings in 2008, has finally been declared an innocent man. Ben had taken his daughter Ellie to hospital after she had collapsed with breathing problems, but suspicion quickly fell on him when doctors believed the symptoms she displayed were conclusive evidence of shaking. Five years on, and the discovery of medical evidence that no one had previously seen, a high court judge has exonerated Ben of any wrongdoing.”

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The Guardian, 18th October 2012

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