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CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION COMMAND
Child Abuse linked to a belief in Witchcraft and Spirit Possession
Detective Sergeant Vicky WashingtonPartnership Team
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2000 Anna/Victoria Climbié
‘You could beat her and she would not cry……she could take the beatings and the pain like anything.’
Victoria’s Carer
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2001 Adam/Ikpo Mwosa
The headless, limbless body of a boy aged between five and six was found floating in the river Thames
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2008 Khyra Ishaq
‘Khyra dropped down as she walked after a spirit got into her body, it was evil and it was trying to control her body because Khyra had accepted it as a friend’
Sibling
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CASE STUDY Child B 2003
"She pulled out a little knife and she did little marks on me. I was bleeding. The three of them surrounded me and one kicked me, one slapped me and one pushed me. I asked myself,
What have I done?"
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Bruises
Scarring
Stab Wound
All
Historical?
43 Injuries
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Significant Findings
Case Study - Child ‘B’
• Diary entry 16 Nov 2003 in Lingala: – ‘At ‘church’ a prophecy was given that (Child B) has witchcraft.’
• Expert witness in 'witchcraft' provides evidence• Churches that Child B attended were identified but no evidence to prosecute.
• DNA showed that none of defendants were the mother although 3 were maternal relations.
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Outcomes
Case Study - Child ‘B’
• June 2005 – Full trial and guilty verdicts for 3 defendants of Child Cruelty. Maximum sentence, 10 yrs, imposed for 2 main defendants.
• National Guidelines published in consultation with Project Violet.
• Partnership Team formed
• 1st Paediatrician explained that: ‘the examination room was poorly lit with no natural light’.
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Shared Experiences:
Separated
Isolated
Starved
Scapegoated
Harmed
Traumatised
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Project Violet
‘Children abused through a
belief in spirit possession’
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AIMS
• Develop prevention opportunities for children abused through a belief in spirit possession.
• Raise awareness within practicing
communities and statutory agencies.
• Develop intelligence opportunities
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Project Violet Board
• Made up of specialist child abuse detectives, Crown Prosecution Service, community members, AFRUCA, The Churches Child Protection Advisory Serivce, London Safeguarding Board and the Victoria Climbie Foundation
• Will sit on a quarterly basis
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Five Strand Framework
• Jointly agreed 'Terms of Reference & action plan
• Clear engagement and activity strategies – faith communities
• Clear engagement and activity strategies – wider community groups
• Development of new practitioner guidance
• Ensure Project Violet partnership is linked into wider regional debates
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Challenges…
• Hidden Crime – Difficult to Measure• Identification of cases – Use of Flags• Advice, Guidance & Support for cases• CP Concerns at Places of Worship• Work in partnership (CCPAS, LSCB’s,
NGO, etc)• Training and Awareness Raising• National & International liaison
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Remember…
This is not about persecuting people's beliefs, but about
safeguarding children
Contact Project VioletTelephone 0207 161 3822
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Thank you for listening…
Any questions?