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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Jacob Phillips

Nearly 500 children died or seriously injured by suspected abuse or neglect in last year

The figures have been released following guilty verdicts in the Sara Sharif murder trial - (PA Media)

Nearly 500 children have died or been seriously injured by suspected abuse or neglect in the last year, an independent report has revealed.

Some 485 children were affected by serious child safeguarding incidents between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel found.

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