UK Prosecutor Says Child Cruelty Register Is ‘Good Idea’

UK Prosecutor Says Child Cruelty Register Is ‘Good Idea’
Police body-worn video footage of Angharad Williamson, 31, (L) on the doorstep of their home in Bridgend on July 31, 2021 and an undated police handout image of her murdered son Logan Mwangi. South Wales Police/PA
Chris Summers
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A woman whose adopted son had to have both legs amputated because of abuse by his birth parents says she will meet a British government minister next month to iron out the details of how a child cruelty register would work.

Paula Hudgell, whose adopted son Tony had to have his legs amputated because of injuries inflicted by his birth parents, said a child cruelty register was needed to ensure people like Tony’s birth parents were prevented from having access to other children in the future.

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