Child Related News

We can't hold our kids' hands forever, Guardian, 13.11.09

Lilemor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:43:55 GMT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/13/kids-real-life We can't hold our kids' hands forever I know it's a risk to let my eight-year-old out without me. But wouldn't it be worse for her to grow up unprepared for real life? guardian.co.uk, Friday 13 November 2009 08.00 GMT Having been a single parent for almost all of my daughter's life, I can honestly say I've probably been forced to ascribe to the "benign neglect" school of parenting – not through ...

What is the world coming to!

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:57 GMT

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225776/Mother-dies-trying-save-bullied-son-blaze-firework-pushed-letterbox.html I am sorry to say but the kids responsible need a good hiding and bugger social services. Like the one where the mother burnt herself and daughter alive because of bullying..If my kids were involved in that kind of thing I would seriously flog them.

Missing Baby Found Under Babysitter's Bed

King of Clubs — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:09 GMT

10:34am UK, Friday November 06, 2009 Ruth Barnett, Sky News Online Police have charged the mother and babysitter of a baby found hidden in a box under a bed six days after she went missing. Shannon Dedrick is in protective custody in Washington County, Florida Seven-month-old Shannon Dedrick was reported to have vanished by her parents in Washington County, Florida, on Saturday. Officers finally found the baby girl on Thursday during a search of her babysitter's ...

Top BBC man charged in child sex probe

Schnuffel — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:33:37 GMT

Sorry can't find the old thread but:- Top BBC man charged in child sex probe (UKPA) � 11 hours ago A senior London-based BBC producer has been charged following a police investigation into child sex abuse, it has been reported. The employee was arrested as part of Operation Algebra, which led to the uncovering of Scotland's largest paedophile network earlier this year. Detectives leading the inquiry alerted the Metropolitan Police and the man now faces court. Nearly ...

'Where's mummy?': Babies left in filth as mother binged for 24 hours

NeverPebbles — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:21:40 GMT

'Where's mummy?': Babies left in filth as mother binged for 24 hours By Liz Hull Last updated at 8:35 AM on 23rd October 2009 Comments (261) Add to My Stories Baby, aged three months, found crying with hunger Boy, one, found in cot with no blanket, soaked in urine Girl, four, had tried to feed her younger siblings 'Britain's worst mother': The 22-year-old drank a bottle of wine and snorted coke before leaving her children A single mother left her four young children including ...

Businessman who helped expose Nursery paedo ring has "no regrets"

Schnuffel — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:14:06 GMT

The man who smashed the child porn triangle Saturday, October 03, 2009 Exclusive interview by Herald crime reporter Carl Eve THE BUSINESSMAN who exposed the sordid crimes of Colin Blanchard, and in turn both Vanessa George and Angela Allen, said he has no regrets, despite the damage it has done to his own company. John � who spoke exclusively to Crime Reporter Carl Eve on condition his name was changed to protect his identity � said he appreciated the parents involved ...

Woman arrested over three-year-old girls death. -- Not McCann !

Laffin Assasin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:29:57 GMT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8288417.stm Woman arrested over child's death A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a three-year-old girl was found dead. Police were called to a house on Redwood Close, Cheadle Heath, after receiving a report the child had died. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to hospital with superficial cuts to her wrist, Greater Manchester Police said. Forensic experts have ...

Mother questioned re child neglect

MissGivings — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:28:00 GMT

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149951678&ocid=today

I thought that's what everyone did in this country, responsible parenting is what we are led to believe. So how come this woman is being questioned for leaving her kids alone??

3 Boys (11-12) arrested for park "sex assault" on other boys

Schnuffel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:42:55 GMT

Boys arrested for park "sex assault" on minors Tuesday 15 September 2009 LONDON (Reuters) - Three boys have been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two other boys of primary school age in a park in Bristol, police said on Tuesday. Two 12-year-olds and an 11-year-old were held in connection with the incident in Hengrove Park, Bristol. But police were quick to play down any comparisons with this month's widely publicised case in Doncaster in which two young ...

Yet Another UK Nursery Child Abuse Scandal

Schnuffel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:03:15 GMT

Sky News Police Arrest One In Nursery Sex Assaults Inquiry Tuesday September 15, 2009 Police investigating abuse at a children's nursery in Nottinghamshire, have made an arrest over an allegation of sexual assault. Youngsters who attended the Rocking Horse Nursery in Plumtree suffered broken bones. The education watchdog Ofsted has suspended the nursery's licence for six weeks while a probe is carried out. Nottinghamshire Police has now said it is investigating ...

Nottinghamshire girl (8) found hanged in bedroom

Schnuffel — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:57:10 GMT

The Press Association Young girl found hanged in bedroom (UKPA) � 7 minutes ago An eight-year-old girl has been found hanged in her bedroom, police said. The girl was found at her home in Moor Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, at about 9.15am on Saturday. Detective Superintendent Adrian Pearson, head of Nottinghamshire Police's public protection unit, said: "We are investigating the full circumstances of this death with our colleagues at children and young people's ...

Baby Rosie.

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:21:44 GMT

First picture of two-day-old baby girl found abandoned in bushes By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 6:33 PM on 09th September 2009 * Comments (105) * Add to My Stories This is the first picture of the new-born baby girl, believed to be just two days old, who was found abandoned in bushes near a job centre. The baby, named Rosie by hospital staff, still had her umbilical cord attached when she was found. Police have launched a hunt for the infant's mother ...

Inspector Richard Croft - facing child sex charges

kitti — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:35:02 GMT

15/03/07 - Cop facing child sex charges John Troup The Sun Inspector Richard Croft A SENIOR police officer will appear in court today accused of sexually assaulting a child. Inspector Richard Croft, 49, was arrested following an inquiry by his own force�s child abuse investigation unit. The high-ranking cop, who is based at Basildon in Essex, has been charged with eight counts of sexually assaulting the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The offences ...

Five Kids Rescued From Sex Abuse Gangs

Annabel — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:16:58 GMT

Top Stories Five Kids Rescued From Sex Abuse Gangs 1:50pm UK, Tuesday September 01, 2009 Alex Watts, Sky News Online Police have rescued five children who were being kept as sex slaves by paedophiles who broadcast the abuse on the internet. Computer keyboard The harrowing abuse was posted on the internet The boys and girls, aged from seven to 13 years old, were snatched from the suspects in a series of raids across the UK. Three of the youngsters were discovered ...

MISSING KIDS FOUND ALIVE IN TRASH CANS IN OHIO!!!

Antoinette — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:59:43 GMT

Missing kids found alive in trash cans in Ohio . .A 2-year-old girl and 8-month-old boy were found crying inside a trash receptacle Monday morning, 13 hours after their mother reported them missing and said her boyfriend fled with them after a fight, police said. Dayton police Chief Richard Biehl said the children were thirsty, hungry and dirty, but appeared to be in remarkably good condition considering their ordeal. The trash receptacle was outside an electrical repair business. The ...

NEVER EVER DRINK AND DRIVE

Ambersuz — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:13:39 GMT

Father of 'Babes in the Wood' murder victim arrested

Alpha — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:17:59 GMT

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5120290/Father-of-Babes-in-the-Wood-murder-victim-arrested.html The father of one of the "Babes in the Wood" murder victims has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting her before her death, sources said. Karen Hadaway (left) and Nicola Fellows Photo: PA Barrie Fellows, 59, was arrested at his home in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, on suspicion of rape and conspiracy to rape his daughter, Nicola, who was murdered in ...

Scottish Girl Abducted From Holiday Villa

lubelle — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:57:54 GMT

A 12-year-old Scottish girl has been found abandoned at an airport in France after a man abducted her from her holiday villa. Girl was taken from Saint-Cyr in a taxi to Marseille The youngster was lured from the villa by a 41-year-old Belgian man while staying with her family in the southern French resort of Saint-Cyr. The girl, from Glasgow, had 'met' him in an internet chat room four months earlier, police said. The man - who claimed to be 28 - arrived at her hotel ...

Missing child found in Ecuador: Not M�nica Milagros Serrano

pm — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:41:11 GMT

Reuters Pictures 1 day ago An Ecuadorean police officer talks with an eight-year-old girl living in Guayaquil under the name Angelis Mitre Castillo, that they believe to be Monica Serrano, a Panamanian girl who was kidnapped from her country in 2003 and recently found living in Ecuador, in this undated handout photograph. The foreign ministries of Panama and Ecuador are working to confirm the girl's identity through DNA studies with the alleged biological parents before proceeding with ...

Chickenpox Boy Died After Hospital Release

Mystycal — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:58:18 GMT

12:41pm UK, Friday July 03, 2009 A five year old boy died from chickenpox just two weeks after being sent home by hospital staff. Fabio Alves-Nunes suffered multiple organ failure after a severe reaction to the illness. His death was the result of a series of "significant failings" by East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, an independent report said. When parents Anna and Ricardo Alva-Nunes telephoned three times requesting an urgent home visit from their GP a receptionist ...

Drunk mum neglected girls

StGerald — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:46:32 GMT

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/courtnews/Drunk-mum-neglected-girls/article-1114771-detail/article.html Drunk mum neglected girls Friday, June 26, 2009, 09:30 A mother who got drunk on vodka after taking methadone has been convicted of neglecting her two children. Police arrived at the house in Stocking Farm, Leicester, after she called them to complain about violent threats from her then partner. The 27-year-old was asleep on the lounge floor in the afternoon, ...

Lost child found in suitcase

Allstar — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:32:58 GMT

Girl found asleep in suitcase http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=148168213 A little girl whose disappearance sparked a huge police search was found two hours later sleeping inside a suitcase at her home. Muumbe Hapenga's father phoned the emergency services after a frantic and fruitless search of their house in Netherhall, Leicester. Police cars and helicopters were deployed and neighbours, friends and off-duty officers joined the effort to find her, scouring ...

Boy, 15, 'Beat Two-Year-Old Girl To Death'

SharonS — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:11:28 GMT

A 15-year-old boy beat a toddler to death, a court in Manchester has been told. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murdering two-year-old Demi Mahon on July 17 last year. The child's mother, Ann Marie McDonald, sobbed as she gave evidence before jurors at Manchester Crown Court. Ms McDonald told the jury of six men and six women that she left her daughter with the defendant at a house in Eccles, Salford, for around 90 minutes while she popped out to pick ...

Nursery Worker Held In Child Porn Raids

SharonS — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:30:35 GMT

3:05pm UK, Tuesday June 09, 2009 A nursery worker has been arrested in connection with the distribution of indecent images of children. The Little Teds nursery in Plymouth has been closed while Devon and Cornwall Police carry out inquiries. The 39-year-old woman, from the city, has been taken into custody. Police raided her home and the nursery. Both the Little Teds Day Care Unit in Laira and the woman's home address in Efford were searched "early this morning", ...

London Police Accused Of Water Torture

Jennifer — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:25:42 GMT

So its not just the Portuguese who do this 9:04am UK, Wednesday June 10, 2009 Martin Brunt, crime correspondent Six Scotland Yard officers have been suspended over allegations of "waterboarding" drug suspects. The men are said to have pushed the suspects' heads repeatedly into buckets or bowls of water in a bid to force them to reveal the locations of drugs. The accusations suggest they were simulating the notorious "waterboard" torture techniques ...

Mum 'Killed Babies And Hid Bodies In Freezer'

Angelina — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:17 GMT

A mother has gone on trial acused of killing two new-born babies she kept secret from her husband then hiding their bodies in a freezer. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Veronique-Courjault-On-Trial-In-Tours-France-For-Killing-Babies-And-Hiding-Bodies-In-Freezer/Article/200906215298729?lpos=World_News_Right_Promo_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15298729_Veronique_Courjault_On_Trial_In_Tours%2C_France%2C_For_Killing_Babies_And_Hiding_Bodies_In_Freezer

Rucksack child 'dead before plunge'

Jacqui67 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:56:42 GMT

5 year old child's body in a rucksack. A couple placed the body of their dead child in a rucksack before falling to their deaths from cliffs at Beachy Head, it has been disclosed. The parents were said to have been unable to come to terms with the death, believed to be the result of an illness, according to sources. The child's body was found in a rucksack around 400ft down the notorious suicide spot near Eastbourne, East Sussex, alongside the couple's bodies. A second rucksack ...

Three year old boy dies in neighbour's pond

lubelle — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:10:11 GMT

Top StoriesThree-Year-Old Boy Dies In Neighbour's Pond 6:02pm UK, Tuesday May 26, 2009 A three-year-old boy has died after being found face down in a neighbour's garden pond in Kent. Freddie Watmough was eventually found in a garden pond Freddie Watmough disappeared from a house in Dover on Saturday morning. Emergency services rushed to the scene, including a helicopter from Kent Air Ambulance. A police officer attempted emergency first aid on the toddler. Freddie ...

Mother left baby home alone

SharonS — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:33:14 GMT

http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED22%20May%202009%2022%3A50%3A51%3A720 JAMES HORE Last updated: 23/05/2009 06:00:00 A MOTHER who abandoned her 21-day-old baby at home in order to go to the pub for a drink has been given a suspended jail sentence for child neglect. Emma Kearsley was sentenced to 16 weeks after she left her son alone for at least an hour-and-a-quarter ...

Funfair Death: Boy Struck By Rollercoaster

eddie — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:19:22 GMT

9:06pm UK, Wednesday May 13, 2009 A two-year-old boy killed at a funfair has been named by a family member as Erjon Hyseni. Erjon Hyseni The toddler died when he apparently walked in front of the "Go-Gator" ride at the fair on Ducketts Common in Wood Green, north London, last night. Keith Miller, general secretary of the Showmen's Guild, told Sky News Online: "I understand the young boy had just finished playing on an inflatable ride and then ran ...

Rhys' Killer Begins Life Sentence

Jacqui67 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:53:52 GMT

5:14am UK, Wednesday December 17, 2008 Teenage gunman Sean Mercer has begun his life prison sentence for shooting dead 11-year-old Rhys Jones. Mercer and his fellow gang members were branded "stupid" and immature by the judge sentencing them at Liverpool Crown Court. Mr Justice Irwin told Mercer: "This offence arose from the stupid, brutal gang conflict which has struck this part of Liverpool. "You were caught up in that from a young age, but it is ...

Foster Family Horror: Teen Abused Kids

SharonS — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:46:49 GMT

2:51am UK, Tuesday March 03, 2009 Council bosses have admitted a "serious error of judgement" after a disturbed teenager was placed with a foster family and sexually abused their children. Social workers failed to tell them the youth - who cannot be named for legal reasons - had a history of sexual behaviour involving youngsters. He then went on to attack their two young children, and was jailed indefinitely at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting rape and sexual assault. Judge ...

Jail for home alone death mother

Mystycal — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:07:54 GMT

A mother whose 22-month-old daughter died in a house fire after being left alone has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Michelle Brown, 37, of Oxford Street, Hillfields, Coventry, was convicted of causing or allowing the girl's death and perverting the course of justice. Jodie Ann Brown died of smoke inhalation after an electrical fire broke out at her home on 15 July. Her mother was known to social services, Coventry Crown Court heard. She was sentenced to six years ...

Mother accused of murdering 16-month-old baby son

SharonS — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:42:46 GMT

A mother who gave her newborn baby to social services for adoption is accused of going on to murder him after she changed her mind and he was handed back, a court heard today. Joanne Mallinder, 37, allegedly shook three-month-old Jack so hard he suffered massive brain damage. Paramedics were called when the infant - who was later found to have six fractures to his arms and legs - stopped breathing. He was resuscitated but died 13 months later from his injuries. Prosecutor ...

Man Found Guilty Of Killing Toddler Brandon

Ambersuz — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:36:33 GMT

4:22pm UK, Tuesday March 03, 2009 A man has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend's young son. Toddler Brandon Muir, from Dundee, died from a ruptured intestine after being assaulted by 23-year-old Robert Cunningham on March 15 last year. Cunningham was originally accused of murder but a jury at the High Court in Glasgow returned a guilty verdict on a lesser charge of culpable homicide. The trial heard from doctors at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee that Brandon's injury ...