Jailed mother who smacked children released on appeal – BBC News
“A mother jailed after her children complained to social services that she had smacked them has been freed on appeal.”
BBC News, 1st October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child cruelty
Irfan Patel: Blackburn mosque torture teacher sentenced – BBC News
“A religious teacher at a Lancashire mosque who admitted using torture techniques on four children has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 7th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Toddler’s death due to methadone overdose ‘could have been prevented’ – The Guardian
“A toddler died from a methadone overdose after professionals who had long-standing contact with the boy and his drug-using parents missed opportunities to take him into care, a report has revealed.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Redruth man jailed for breaking five-month-old son’s ribs – BBC News
“A father has been jailed for five years for causing injuries to his baby son that resembled those of a crash victim.”
BBC News, 29th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Terrible’ child abuse loophole to be closed – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘terrible’ loophole will be closed from next week, ministers said, by extending the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child in order to cover serious physical harm.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple who forced son to live in coal bunker jailed – The Guardian
“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker have each been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parents face jail sentence for forcing 11-year-old son to live in coal bunker – The Guardian
“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker for a year are facing a prison sentence after admitting a charge of cruelty by willful neglect.”
The Guardian,21st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pair set for child cruelty sentence after forcing son to live in coal bunker – The Independent
“A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal-bunker are behind bars today.”
The Independent, 21st May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend’s five-year-old son – The Guardian
“An unemployed man has been found guilty of murdering a five-year-old boy who had been admitted to hospital on several occasions before his death.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
East Yorkshire mother jailed for child cruelty – BBC News
“A woman who ‘blighted’ the lives of her children by subjecting them to five years of cruelty has been jailed.”
BBC News, 8th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother sentenced after leaving dead baby in Manchester garden – The Independent
“A woman who placed the body of her newborn baby in her friend’s garden has walked free from court.”
The Independent, 13th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baby force-feeding death: Mother Gloria Dwomoh jailed – BBC News
“A mother who force-fed her baby girl who later died has been jailed.”
BBC News, 11th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother found guilty of force-feeding baby to death – The Guardian
“A nurse who killed her baby daughter by force-feeding her using a method she claimed was common in her native Ghana is facing jail following a three-week trial.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child cruelty couple get five years – The Independent
“A couple said to have swapped the identity of their dead baby daughter to her twin sister in a bid to cover injuries they inflicted have been jailed for five years.”
The Independent, 10th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Couple sentenced to four years each for abuse of 14-month-old girl – The Guardian
“A mother and her partner are starting custodial sentences for a catalogue of abuse that left a 14-month-old girl covered in injuries, with every fingernail blackened and bruised.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Twin baby swap parents found guilty of child cruelty – The Guardian
“A couple who repeatedly deceived health professionals by swapping their twin babies to cover up unexplained injuries that led to one daughter’s death have been convicted of child cruelty.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ryan Lovell-Hancox: Killers were known to authorities – BBC News
“A murdered three-year-old West Midlands boy was not protected despite his killers being known to child protection agencies, a report has found.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Grant Yuill cleared of rubbing methadone on baby’s gums – BBC News
“A man has been cleared of rubbing methadone on his baby daughter’s gums.”
BBC News, 14th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother jailed for trying to sell baby for £35,000 – The Guardian
“A mother has been jailed for seven years for attempting to sell her baby for £35,000.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pair found guilty of trying to sell child for £35,000 – The Guardian
“Two people have been found guilty of trying to sell an 11-month-old girl as a slave.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
