Child cruelty offences double in five years
Police figures show 29,405 cruelty offences recorded between April 2022 and March 2023 in England compared to 14,263 between April 2017 and March 2018.
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Police figures show 29,405 cruelty offences recorded between April 2022 and March 2023 in England compared to 14,263 between April 2017 and March 2018.
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The past year has seen a troubling number of parents sentenced in the UK for killing their children during lockdown, being put behind bars for their appalling crimes
Alder Hey Children's Hospital is reviewing its care of a baby who died with traumatic injuries.
Ava Mae Collard suffered "heinous" injuries and was subjected to repeated cannabis exposure.
Ava Mae Collard was found to have multiple rib, collarbone and femur fractures as well as severe trauma to the side of her head.