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Boy, 12, arrested after teenage girl stabbed | UK News

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenage girl was stabbed in Kent, police have said.

Officers and paramedics were called to Adelaide Drive in Sittingbourne at 3.55pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing, according to Kent Police.

They found the girl with knife wounds at the scene and rushed her to hospital in London, where she remains in a stable condition.

The boy was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and is still in custody.

Police are urging anyone with any information, CCTV, or dashcam footage from the scene to come forward.

Male prison guards forcibly stripped ‘incredibly vulnerable’ teenage girl inmate – report | UK News

An “incredibly vulnerable” girl held in a young offenders’ institution was pinned down and forcibly stripped by “multiple” male prison guards, according to a watchdog.

The teenager had been restrained and had her clothes removed on two occasions at YOI Wetherby in West Yorkshire, which holds some of the most “challenging” children in the country.

The Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said he was “deeply shocked” by the findings, which were gathered from inspections over November and December last year.

Officers often have to intervene “multiple times at night” to stop girls trying to harm themselves, inspectors said, with the site having the “highest rate of self-harm of any prison in the country”.

The three girls held there account for more than half of the self-harm incidents in the past year, which had been the “key cause of use of force and assaults on staff”, Tuesday’s report added.

“We were deeply shocked to find adult male officers restraining and stripping an incredibly vulnerable girl not once but twice,” Mr Taylor said.

“While they no doubt acted to prevent serious harm, the presence of multiple men pinning her down and removing her clothes will have caused further trauma.”

According to justice officials, the officers were responding to a life-threatening situation and acted to prevent the girl from harming herself, with female staff not there as they had been assaulted earlier.

But the report added the institution had “no excuse” not to have female officers present, given how “predictable the behaviour of this particular girl was”.

“This is simply not acceptable,” it added.

Over the past 12 months, 24 children were strip-searched, with 12 of those taking place while they were being restrained at the prison, which holds 165 children.

Although prison bosses had recorded the decision to carry out a strip-search, “none had recorded the authority to use restraint”.

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Techniques that deliberately cause pain in a bid to restrain a child had been used nine times over the same period and were deemed “inappropriate” on each occasion by an independent review panel.

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said restraint is used on children in “rare circumstances” when there is “no alternative to prevent serious harm to the child, other children or staff”.

“Custody should always be the last resort for children who commit crime and there has been an almost 70% decrease in the number of girls in youth custody since 2015, averaging just 12 girls in custody last year,” she added.

“This small number of girls have exceptionally complex needs and require specialised support, which is why YOI Wetherby is providing additional training to staff on self-harm and increasing opportunities for meaningful activity, education and personal development.”

Woman, 33, arrested on suspicion of murder after death of 10-year-old girl | UK News

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a ten-year-old girl was found dead in Sandwell in the West Midlands.

Police said they found the child with injuries at an address in Robin Close, Rowley Regis at around 12.10pm on Monday.

She was confirmed dead at the scene.

A 33-year-old woman – understood to be known to the girl – has been arrested and taken into custody for questioning.

Detective Inspector Dan Jarratt said: “A young girl has tragically lost her life and our thoughts are with her loved ones and all those impacted by this terrible passing.

“We know how shocking and distressing this will be for the community and we’ll continue to have a police presence and offer our support in the area over the coming days.”

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He added: “A suspect has been arrested and detectives are fully investigating the circumstances around this sad death.”

Girl, 8, dreams of being gymnast after receiving superhero-themed bionic arm | UK News

An eight-year-old girl has said she dreams of being a gymnast (and a tennis player, artist and teacher) after receiving a new superhero-themed bionic arm.

Safiyyah Uddin, from east London, was born without a left hand but despite this, she has not let anything hold her back, according to her mother Shelenaz Khanom.

But due to developments in technology, Safiyyah is now able to use a bionic arm, and hers is complete with a bright pink Gwen Stacy Spider-Woman cover.

The prosthetic was created just over a year ago by Open Bionics, a Bristol-based company that specialises in creating cheaper, 3D-printed bionic arms for amputees – known as the Hero Arm.

Safiyyah and mum Shelenaz
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Safiyyah and mum Shelenaz say the arm is ‘incredible’

Safiyyah is one of the first to wear her arm with the Spider-Man character cover, part of a new range that the company created after partnering with the likes of Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilm.

Speaking to Kay Burley on Sky News Breakfast, Safiyyah proudly showed off how, with the help of the prosthetic, she can throw a tennis ball, hold open a notepad, and use a ruler to draw straight lines.

When asked whether she would like to put her tennis skills into practice as a professional player when she is older, Safiyyah replied: “Yeah,” quickly adding that she also wants to be “an artist, and a teacher, and a gymnast and a cheerleader”.

Saffiyah drawing a line
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Saffiyah drawing a line with the help of her Hero Arm

“Since she has had it, she has said she can do things with both of her arms now, she can use both of her hands simultaneously,” Ms Khanom said.

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“It has just been such an amazing journey and we have had such a blast with this new Spider-Man cover. She can really show off.”

‘Opened so many doors’

The bionic arm works using sensors in the prosthetic that detect movements in muscles, allowing the fingers to open and close and the wrist to turn 180 degrees.

Prosthetic arm grabbing tennis ball
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Prosthetic arm grabbing tennis ball

“During my early pregnancy, I was informed she was going to be born with a missing left hand, there wasn’t any cause, as a parent learning she would be missing a limb really affected me,” Ms Khanom added.

“For a while, I kept doing things with one hand, imagining how she would cope and be able to do things.

“But ever since she was born to see how incredible she was is so inspirational. She has taught me so much.

“I think it has just opened up so many doors for her.”

Brianna Ghey: Teen accused of murdering transgender girl ‘fantasised’ about killling her but had ‘no intention’ of doing it | UK News

A teenage girl accused of the “frenzied” murder of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey, has told a court she fantasised about killing her, but had “no intention” of carrying it out.

The suspect, girl X, enjoyed “dark fantasies” about killing and torturing people, Manchester Crown Court heard.

Brianna, 16, was stabbed 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back with a hunting knife after being lured to Linear Park in Culcheth, near Warrington, in February.

Girl X and another youth, identified only as boy Y, both deny murder and are blaming each other for the killing.

The pair are both now aged 16 but were 15 at the time of Brianna’s death. Neither defendant can be identified because of their ages.

App to search the dark web

The accused, who gave evidence from behind a curtain, where she couldn’t be seen from the public gallery, said she began to be drawn to films featuring murder and torture and serial killers when she was 14.

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She even downloaded an app to search for such things on the dark web, she said.

Richard Pratt KC, defending girl X, asked if watching films about murder and torture made her want to do it.

The teenager said it didn’t but she “found the whole idea of it interesting, different personalities of serial killers and different ways they would carry things out”.

And boy Y, she said, had “similar interests” to her.

Peter Spooner, father of Brianna Ghey arriving with his partner (name not given) at Manchester Crown Court
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Peter Spooner, father of Brianna Ghey arriving with his partner (name not given) at Manchester Crown Court

“I would share the dark fantasies that I have. Things to do with murdering people and torturing people. He would go along with it. He seemed to like that sort of stuff,” she said.

No problem with transgender issue

She denied being “obsessed” with Brianna, but said she found her “different” and “interesting”.

Girl X said she had no problem with Brianna being transgender, but boy Y had referred to Brianna as an “it” in Snapchat messages, because, she said, “he doesn’t agree with people who were trans or gay”.

She also denied trying to give Brianna an overdose to kill her a few weeks before she was stabbed, after telling boy Y she had given Brianna Ibuprofen pills but that she had a high tolerance and had not died.

She said: “I was making a fantasy about killing Brianna even though I had no intention.”

Mr Pratt also asked Girl X about five other children on her and boy Y’s alleged “Kill list”.

Again, she said these were all just fantasies and she had no intention of carrying them out.

The trial continues.

Man arrested in Bulgaria over alleged indecent assault of 14-year-old girl in Rotherham | UK News

A man wanted in connection with the alleged indecent assault of a 14-year-old girl in Rotherham has been arrested in Bulgaria.

Shahid Hussain, a Pakistani national who previously lived in the South Yorkshire town, was detained at a border crossing between Bulgaria and Turkey, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).

The 48-year-old was held by Bulgarian police officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border post on 26 November as he tried to enter the country from Turkey.

Hussain is wanted over the alleged indecent assault of the girl, which is said to have happened in 2003.

He was charged with offences in July 2018, but failed to appear in court.

A European Arrest Warrant was later obtained by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

NCA operations manager Stuart Cobb said: “Hussain has been wanted by the NCA for more than five years, and we were always determined that he be brought back to the UK to face those charges.

“We will be working with our partners at the CPS and in Bulgaria to ensure that happens and the extradition process continues.”

The investigation into Hussain is part of Operation Stovewood, which is looking into non-familial child sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 to 2013.

NCA officers have so far made more than 200 arrests and have more than 50 active investigations under the Stovewood banner.

While the NCA has committed to complete the current investigations, it has previously announced it will no longer adopt new investigations from January 2024.

Girl with ‘one in a billion’ condition meets stem cell donor who saved her life | UK News

The excitement of the Gardella family was palpable as they waited in the arrivals hall at Birmingham Airport for someone they’d never met before but who already meant so much to them.

Finally, they spotted a middle-aged woman wearing an oversized hoodie amongst the passengers arriving from Dusseldorf.

The family instantly recognised Dana Ernst-Behme from her WhatsApp picture and nine-year-old Sofia Gardella took the lead, eagerly approaching their guest and flinging her small arms around her neck. The hug was a long one and Ms Ernst-Behme closed her eyes as she embraced her young host.

This meeting was so special because it was the first time Ms Ernst-Behme met the girl whose life she had likely saved.

Dana, Sofia and Claire
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Ms Ernst-Behme, Sofia and her mother Claire Gardella

Sofia, from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was just two years old when her family discovered she urgently needed a stem cell transplant. She was diagnosed with Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia (CAMT), a condition that is so rare doctors believe fewer than 100 people in the world have it.

CAMT causes the body to produce a dangerously low number of bone marrow cells, specifically the type needed to make platelets that clot the blood.

Sofia’s medical team scoured the Anthony Nolan stem cell register and found a good genetic match with Ms Ernst-Behme, 52, from Helpsen, Germany. She donated her stem cells from her hometown and they were immediately flown to the UK for Sofia’s life-saving treatment.

Sofia’s mum Claire Gardella said: “I actually saw the cells arrive at the hospital. I was looking out of the window and saw the courier pull up with the box.

“It looked like a bag of blood, but obviously it was a bag of magic cells. That’s what we called it when we explained it to Sofia – a bag of magic.”

Ms Ernst-Behme’s healthy stem cells replaced Sofia’s damaged ones, and she has now made a full recovery.

After five years of emails, calls and letters with Mrs Gardella, Ms Ernst-Behme decided to visit the UK for the first time and see the family whose lives she’s changed.

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Sofia in hospital
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CAMT causes the body to produce a dangerously low number of bone marrow cells

‘She saved my life’

Sofia said she was excited to meet her donor.

“I think it’s really important [for her to visit] because she saved my life.”

Sofia wasn’t remotely shy around Mrs Ernst-Behme. When they got home from the airport she expertly demonstrated how to play the card game Boggle.

Mrs Ernst-Behme admitted she’d known to expect Sofia’s confidence thanks to her mother’s emails.

“Claire wrote that Sofia’s a chatterbox and she said I [must have] had it in my bone marrow. But I said I’m not a chatterbox and then my husband said… I am,” she laughed.

Sofia when she was younger

‘We need more people to register and everyone can help maybe’

Sofia said she didn’t understand what was going on when she received her bone marrow transplant because she was too young, but now she realises a stranger donated exactly what she needed to lead a healthy, happy life. She’s very grateful.

Sofia said she now loves dancing, swimming and riding her bike – all made possible by the transplant she received.
Her mother said it was such a huge relief when they got the news the doctors had found a match for Sofia.

“Oh it’s amazing just to think that there’s somebody out there who’s willing to help us, somebody that doesn’t know us,” said Mrs Gardella.

“We need more people to register and everyone can help maybe. There’s one match all over the world,” said Mrs Ernst-Behme.

Call for donors

The Anthony Nolan charity has been helping patients for almost 50 years.

It has the UK’s biggest stem cell register, but desperately needs more people to sign up, particularly donors between the age of 16-25 years old. Donors under the age of 30 lead to better survival rates for patients but fewer and fewer are coming forward.

“It’s really simple to sign up [to the register],” said Rowena Bentley, a spokesperson for the charity.

“You receive a swab in the post and you just need to swap your cheeks and send them back to Antony Nolan. We test those for your unique genetic type and then you sit on the register ready to be a match for a patient in need.”

Man jailed after girl, 6, savaged by his pack of out-of-control dogs in Manchester | UK News

A man whose pack of dogs savaged a six-year-old girl has been jailed.

Bernard Valentine, of Ackers Lane, Carrington, was sentenced to 49 months behind bars after the the attack, which involved his pocket bulldogs.

On Sunday 26 March this year, the young girl walked to her friend’s house on Ackers Lane.

As she walked past a property where Valentine was staying in his camper van outside, she was set upon by a pack of six dogs that were being kept in the back garden and in the defendant’s camper van.

The girl’s older sister tried to wrestle the dogs off, but they only ran away when her mother picked her up.

She suffered serious injuries to her face, scalp, hand, abdomen, arms, legs, back and shoulder, and has since had surgery.

Valentine was arrested two days later when his van was traced to Fallowfield in south Manchester and the dogs were subsequently seized.

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He was also arrested in connection with a second attack on the same road, when a man walking his dalmatian was injured after being set upon by the dogs.

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Valentine was also banned from owning dogs for life and has a 10-year restraining order after pleading guilty to eight charges of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and possession of Class B drugs.

Girl, 2, dies after being found in pond in Hampshire as woman arrested on suspicion of murder | UK News

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-year-old girl who was found in a pond in Hampshire.

The child was reported missing from her home in Kingsley, near Bordon, shortly after 5pm on Sunday.

Following a search for the toddler, she was found in Kingsley Pond and taken to hospital in a serious condition.

In an update on Monday evening, Hampshire Police said the girl had died in hospital.

The woman is in custody for questioning, the force said.

A spokesperson said the girl’s family were being supported by specialist officers.

The spokesperson added: “A woman, aged in her 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

“She is currently in police custody.”

Man arrested after reports a dog bit a three-year-old girl in the face in Kirkby | UK News

A man has been arrested and a dog seized after reports a three-year-old girl was bitten in the face, police have said.

Merseyside officers were called to Newtown Gardens, outside the Market Tavern pub, in Kirkby, northeast of Liverpool, on Saturday afternoon following a report a dog had attacked a child.

The toddler was taken to hospital for treatment of her injuries, thought to be serious but not life-threatening.

Police attended and seized the dog, which will be examined in order to determine the breed.

A 31-year-old man from Ormskirk has been arrested on suspicion of affray and having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place.

He has been taken into custody to be questioned.

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Chief Inspector Jim Wilde said: “This was a horrific attack which has left a young girl receiving hospital treatment for significant injuries to her face.

“I want to reassure people that she is currently receiving the best possible care and treatment for her injuries at Alder Hey, and we hope she makes a speedy recovery.

“We seized the dog at the scene, which will now be humanely destroyed, and extensive efforts are now under way to establish exactly what happened.”

Police said the area was busy at the time and, while they have spoken to a number of witnesses, they are still appealing for more to come forward.