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Editorial: Sad echoes of Baby Ru in 'horrific' Lower Hutt child abuse case
Once again the adults involved have closed ranks.
Once again the adults involved have closed ranks.
Two children with severe injuries were hospitalised last week.
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Ruby Franke sentenced to up to 30 years in prison after admitting to abusing her children.
Oranga Tamariki will not say how long it has been involved with the family.
The older child had brain bleeds, lacerations to their internal organs and broken bones.
Crown: 'She will suffer this harm until the day she dies'.
It was several hours before the badly injured girl was taken to hospital.
The toddler was found submerged under two large rocks in an estuary in 2019.
Allegedly the state’s child welfare agency should have removed him from an abusive home.
The disgraced socialite was convicted in 2021 of recruiting and grooming underage girls.
The 'recidivist' offender has previously been jailed for rape and is considered a danger.
Shocking twist in a case that has seized the country’s attention.
Defendant's lawyers had asked jurors to instead find their client guilty of manslaughter.
Cardinal John Dew maintains allegations made against him are false.
The school says such 'complex' cases require specialist advice to protect all involved.
Family friend accused of raping the then 9-year-old, who thought he wanted to marry her.
The man appeared at Auckland District Court today where he was sentenced.
'I never thought she would die,' the man told police.
Convicted double murderer Leon Wilson says sister is withholding a $25k payout from him.
The court heard he 'blamed' the boy for the offending and had shown no remorse.
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Arapera Fia was forced to isolate with her killer, who had been diagnosed with Covid-19.
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“I’ve sinned,” the baby's father, now on trial for murder, told police.
Allegations were made in the 1980s but police didn't get involved until 2019.
Roland McKop discovered the girl was only 13 while messaging her.
“I have felt soulless ever since," one of his many victims said.
Two-year-old Nevaeh was found face-down in water with two large rocks on top of her.