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10.08.2020 / 10:11
Reports to Childline from kids who are being abused inside the family have tripled during lockdown
hereIn the UK, there were 73,518 such offences recorded in 2019/20 – up 57 per cent in the same period.It represents almost 200 offences against children across the UK every day last year, with girls four times more likely than boys to be victims.The national figures suggest the most common age for children to be abused was 14 - there were more than 8,000 offences committed against 14-year-olds in the UK.The figures also reveal 12,374 sex crimes recorded against children under ten, while 449