➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
United Kingdom: Child cruelty and neglect cases almost treble in five years
Belfast Telegraph – October 28, 2016
The number of cases of cruelty and neglect of children in Northern Ireland has almost trebled over the last five years. The PSNI recorded 341 offences for cruelty to children and young people in 2015/16, compared to 116 cases in 2011/12.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/child-cruelty-and-neglect-cases-almost-treble-in-five-years-35168792.html