UK police investigated just seven cases in 2024 out of 4.450 instances of child abuse, despite a national helpline receiving over 1,000 calls of organised and ritualistic abuse
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UK police investigated just seven cases in 2024 out of 4.450 instances of child abuse, despite a national helpline receiving over 1,000 calls of organised and ritualistic abuse
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