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The horrific news about Arthur has of course shocked, angered, & distressed all of us.
And I hate to say it, but the predictable, instant, & opportunistic politicisation of this tragic case by the usual toxic newspapers, makes me feel sick & angry.
Here we go again...
The horrific news about Arthur has of course shocked, angered, & distressed all of us.
And I hate to say it, but the predictable, instant, & opportunistic politicisation of this tragic case by the usual toxic newspapers, makes me feel sick & angry.
Here we go again...
In January 2003 Lord Laming published the report of his official inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie.
She had been sent to Britain by her parents from the Ivory Coast, in the hope she would receive a better education. She was in the care of her great-aunt.
She had been sent to Britain by her parents from the Ivory Coast, in the hope she would receive a better education. She was in the care of her great-aunt.
With her boyfriend she systematically tortured Victoria over several years until she died in 2000. The aunt and boyfriend were imprisoned for life for murder in 2001. An official inquiry was immediately announced.
The inquiry lasted 62 days and took evidence from 128 witnesses.
The inquiry lasted 62 days and took evidence from 128 witnesses.
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