“Doctors should talk to children as young as five alone if they suspect they are at risk of neglect or abuse, under new guidance.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2012
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“A mother whose neglected two-year-old son died a prolonged and horrible death after drinking poisonous plant food has walked free from court.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2012
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“A mother whose two-year-old son died ‘a prolonged and horrible death’ after drinking poisonous plant food has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 29th May 2012
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
“A children’s charity has called for the law on child neglect to be overhauled.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2012
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” ‘Gross failures’ by a hospital contributed to the death of a five-year-old boy, a coroner has ruled.”
BBC News, 26th December 2011
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“A mother who left her three children in a hot car for 45 minutes in Carlisle has been spared jail.”
BBC New, 1st August 2011
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“A Powys toddler was left bitten and bruised after her parents gave their German Shepherd dog “greater priority”, a court heard.”
BBC News, 26th July 2011
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“A mother has been warned she could be jailed after she admitted leaving her three young children in a car in ‘dangerously high heat’ last Monday.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
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“A three-year-old boy was found drinking from a can of lager while his parents were at the pub, a court has heard.”
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BBC News, 8th April 2011
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“The father of a girl who was starved to death after ‘missed opportunities’ by children’s services to save her is suing Birmingham City Council.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
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“A mother and stepfather jailed for starving a seven-year-old girl to death have lost their appeals.”
BBC News, 1st March 2011
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“Nurses who were banned from working under a controversial vetting scheme are to launch a major test case against the Government in the European Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2011
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“A Kent couple have been jailed for two years for abusing two young boys.”
BBC News, 13th September 2010
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“A drunken mother whose baby daughter died after she took her to bed with her was jailed for 12 weeks today.”
The Independent, 11th December 2009
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“A couple who kept their son and daughter of three and five in ‘squalor almost beyond imagination’ have been given jail terms at Mold Crown Court.”
BBC News, 8th December 2009
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“A mother who locked her toddler son in a room for six weeks has walked free after her nine month jail sentence was quashed appeal court judges.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
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