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6,000 Child Abuse Allegations in Muslim Grooming Gang ‘Hotspot’ Sandwell in Five Years
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From 2012 to 2016, a total of 6,226 child abuse allegations were referred to social services in the West Midlands borough of Sandwell – an average of three a day.
Regional newspaper the Express & Star reports that senior council figures said the number of children being “abused and neglected” was rising in Sandwell, a borough previously described as a “hot spot” for Muslim child grooming gangs.
Sandwell Council leader Steve Eling said it was a “worrying situation” and called for Government intervention.
“These are some of the most difficult and sensitive matters that we have as a council have to deal with,” he said.
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