Child cruelty reports six times higher in Northamptonshire compared to five years ago Child cruelty and neglect figures have increased sixfold over the last five years in Northamptonshire, the NSPCC has revealed.
A report by the child protection charity has shown there were 262 offences recorded by Northamptonshire Police in 2017/18, up from just 39 in 2012/13.
Reports to the police included extreme cases of when a parent or carer deliberately neglected, assaulted, abandoned or exposed their child to serious harm. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
A report by the child protection charity has shown there were 262 offences recorded by Northamptonshire Police in 2017/18, up from just 39 in 2012/13.
Reports to the police included extreme cases of when a parent or carer deliberately neglected, assaulted, abandoned or exposed their child to serious harm. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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