Prosecutors have dropped charges against two Romanian teenagers who were accused of raping a schoolgirl in Ballymena – an allegation that triggered race riots in Northern Ireland. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) on Friday cited “significant evidential developments” in its decision to end criminal proceedings against the boys, aged 14 and 15. They had been […]
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Human error may have led to grooming gang cases being dropped, says NCA
Sima KotechaSenior UK correspondent Getty Images Human error could have led to criminal cases involving alleged grooming gangs being dropped, the early stages of a massive review has found. Operation Beaconport – a National Crime Agency project tasked with unearthing failings to tackle grooming gangs – is set to look at thousands of cases where […]