Children left alone in ‘squalor’ – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2009 in child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother-of-three whose children were left alone in squalor has been jailed for six months.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2009

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Parents jailed over ‘hell hole’ for children – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in child cruelty, child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother and father who let their children live in a ‘hell hole’ were today jailed for three years, police said.”

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The Independent, 22nd June 2009

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Abused baby left blind and deaf – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2009 in child cruelty, child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A West Yorkshire couple who abused their six-week-old daughter and failed to get medical help for her broken bones and meningitis have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 4th June 2009

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Mother jailed for leaving toddler home alone – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 6th, 2009 in child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother who left her two-year-old daughter home alone while she went out shopping has been jailed for nine months.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2009

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Mother jailed over home alone daughter’s fire death – Daily Telegraph

“Mother Michelle Brown who left her 22-month-old daughter home alone to die in a fire while she attended a court hearing has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2009

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Woman who let son, three, smoke is sentenced – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2009 in child neglect, news by sally

“A mother who let her three-year-old son smoke a cigarette butt while she talked on the telephone was given a suspended sentence yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2009

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Parents to be charged with murder of seven-year-old girl – The Guardian

Posted August 13th, 2008 in child neglect, murder, news by sally

“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death are to be charged with her murder, the Crown Prosecution Service announced today.”

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The Guardian, 13th August 2008

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Vulnerable children failed by notification scheme and ‘private fostering’ – The Times

Posted August 4th, 2008 in child abuse, child neglect, fostering, news by sally

“Thousands of young children are at risk of neglect or abuse because the system set up to protect them in the wake of the death of Victoria Climbié is failing.”

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The Times, 4th August 2008

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New charges in child neglect case – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in child neglect, news by sally

“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death have been charged with five counts of cruelty to children.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2008

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Mother jailed for abandoning son – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2008 in child neglect, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend has been jailed for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 27th June 2008

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Couple jailed after leaving girl to die in ‘filth and squalor’ – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2008 in child neglect, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A judge today questioned a decision by prosecutors not to pursue a murder charge against a mother who left her three-year-old daughter to die from malnutrition in her bedroom.”

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The Guardian, 27th June 2008

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Mother guilty of leaving toddler – BBC News

Posted June 6th, 2008 in child neglect, news by sally

“A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend while she went out with her boyfriend has been found guilty of child cruelty.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2008

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Social services called to account as girl, 7, starves to death – The Independent

Posted May 27th, 2008 in child neglect, news, social services by sally

“Eight years after Victoria Climbié died, the lessons of that terrible case seem not to have been learned.”

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The Independent, 25th May 2008

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Death of Khyra Ishaq, 7, sparks calls for full inquiry – The Times

Posted May 23rd, 2008 in child neglect, news by sally

“As Khyra Ishaq’s five siblings came to terms with their new lives in foster care last night, there was a clamour for answers as to how a seven-year-old girl was apparently allowed to starve to death in 21st-century Britain.”

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The Times, 23rd May 2008

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Couple are charged with neglect after child, 7, dies – The Times

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in child neglect, news by sally

“A man and a woman have been charged with neglect after the death of a seven-year-old girl.”

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The Times, 22nd May 2008

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Fears for children at risk as care order applications fall by a third – The Times

Posted May 6th, 2008 in care orders, child abuse, child neglect, news by sally

“Children at risk of abuse or neglect face even greater danger because of a new system designed to cut costs and speed up care proceedings, the Government has been warned.”

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The Times, 6th May 2008

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‘Home alone’ mother is sentenced – BBC News

Posted March 10th, 2008 in child neglect, children, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother who left her 14-year-old daughter home alone for six weeks has been given a 13-week suspended jail sentence.”

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BBC News, 10th March 2008

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Mother went on holiday leaving girl, 14, £100 to survive six weeks – The Independent

Posted February 15th, 2008 in child neglect, children, news by sally

“A mother who left her 14-year-old daughter at home alone with £100 and a refrigerator full of food while visiting her lover has been convicted of neglect and abandonment and could face jail.”

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The Independent, 15th February 2008

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