The BBC reports on the conviction and sentencing of a mother and stepfather, whose daughter hanged herself in September 2009. Apparently the girl was known to social services but they had not made a follow-up appointment after a failed attempt to see her in August 2009. The girl’s mother and stepfather were each given 12-month prison sentences. They had admitted wilfully neglecting, [...]
The BBC reports that a convicted sex offender who admitted running a paedophile ring using mobile phones blamed winning the lottery for his actions. The man from Norwich was sentenced to three years and four months. In mitigation, it was said by his solicitor, Michael Clare that he lost control when he won £50,000 on the lottery. Apparently the man [...]
The issue of child abuse perpetrated by Roman Catholic priests rumbles on. Several senior clergy used the opportunity of their Easter sermons to mention the issue. However the message from the Vatican appears to be somewhat at odds with its own clergy. At Easter Mass in St Peter’s Square a leading cardinal, said that good Catholics were [...]
The Surrey Herald reports that worried parents have begun a campaign against a convicted paedophile on Facebook. The convicted man is being released from prison in June after serving two and a half years for committing child sex offences in Chertsey. The Facebook group claims that children used to stay at the man’s house before his [...]
The UK Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords) has given judgment in the case of Re W (Children) [2010] UKSC 12 . In this case, the House of Lords had to decide whether children in family proceedings should be called upon to give evidence in court. In a unamimous decision, the Supreme Court decided [...]
