Tag: Child Abuse
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Woman arrested after baby assaulted
Woman arrested after baby assaulted Stuff.co.nz A South Auckland woman has been arrested following an alleged assault on a five-month old baby last night. Police say they were called to a domestic at an address in Mangere at about 11.30pm. They say an ambulance was called as a baby had been assaulted. Police say a…
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Family First Welcomes Bill to Fix Smacking Law
MEDIA RELEASE 19 March 2009 Family First Welcomes Bill to Fix Smacking Law Family First NZ is ‘stoked’ that ACT List MP John Boscawen has announced his intention to introduce a Private Members Bill to amend the anti-smacking law. “Our polling along with every other poll done over the past 3 years shows that approximately…
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Amendment To Fix Broken Anti-Smacking Law
Amendment To Fix Broken Anti-Smacking Law Immediate Release: Thursday March 19, 2009 ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today announced that he will introduce a Private Member’s Bill to amend the controversial Anti-Smacking law inflicted on New Zealanders by Labour and the Greens in 2007. “My announcement coincides with yesterday’s release of a poll that…
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Infant to be buried today
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2253294/Infant-to-be-buried-today
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Child Abuse Death Rate Is Killing Us
MEDIA RELEASE 11 March 2009 Child Abuse Death Rate Is Killing Us Family First NZ says that the police announcement of a homicide investigation into the death of Taupo five-week-old Jayrhis Ian Te Koha Lock-Tata is a tragic reminder that the rate of child abuse deaths has continued at the same rate as before the…
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Mum jailed for stabbing son
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4861032a11.html JOHN SELKIRK/Dominion Post ATTEMPTED INFANTICIDE: Kim Knoll has been jailed for three years for attempting to kill her young son, first with a boning knife and then with a pillow. Mum jailed for stabbing son By CLIO FRANCIS – Stuff.co.nz | Thursday, 26 February 2009 Kim Knoll let out a small gasp as she…
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Nursed babies less prone to abuse
http://www.theage.com.au/national/nursed-babies-less-prone-to-abuse-20090126-7q0e.html?page=-1 Nursed babies less prone to abuse Julia Medew January 27, 2009 WOMEN who do not breastfeed their infants are nearly four times more likely to neglect and abuse their child, a world-first study of Australian women has found. The analysis of about 6000 Queensland mothers and their children also discovered that the longer a…
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Baby deteriorates in hospital after alleged assault
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4830730a11.html Baby deteriorates in hospital after alleged assault Tuesday, 27 January 2009 The health of the 10-week-old baby attacked at the weekend has deteriorated and it is now listed as critical, police say. A 28-year-old man is due to appear Lower Hutt District Court on Thursday charged with assault. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Cooper said…
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Another Child Abuse Death – Same Factors
TRAGIC TOT: 16-month-old Riley Justin Osborne. MEDIA RELEASE 28 December 2008 Another Child Abuse Death – Same Factors Family First NZ says that the tragic child abuse death of 16-month old Northland boy Riley Osborne is more evidence of the key causes of child abuse which we are failing to acknowledge and tackle. “Report after…
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Northland baby dies from head injuries – named
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4802546a11.html Northland baby dies from head injuries Wednesday, 24 December 2008 A 16-month-old baby rushed to Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital has died overnight from injuries police say were not accidental. He was Riley Justin Osborne The child was taken to Auckland from Kerikeri in Northland on Friday night for emergency surgery. Police said the injuries…