Childminder who left 27 kids home alone jailed after children found strapped into prams and screaming
At one point, 27 children were found to be in the care of Amanda Mathewson at her home in Dunfermline, Fife.
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- Childminder who left more than 20 children alone jailed for child neglect.
- Childminder who neglected children and deceived parents jailed.
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- M(Metro (GB)Center
Childminder who left more than 20 kids home alone is jailed in 'shocking' case
- LELondon Evening Standard (GB)Center
Childminder who neglected children and deceived parents jailed
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Childminder who left more than 20 children alone jailed for child neglect
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Childminder who left 27 kids home alone jailed after children found strapped into prams and screaming
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Childminder who left more than 20 children alone in her home jailed
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3h ago
Eritrea Profile (ER): Amanda Mathewson admitted neglecting the chldren by abandoning them at her home in 2024.
2h ago
Mirror (GB): Amanda Mathewson admitted a number of offences that took place at her home in Dunfermline, Fife, and other addresses in 2023 and 2024
1h ago
London Evening Standard (GB): At one point, 27 children were found to be in the care of Amanda Mathewson at her home in Dunfermline, Fife.
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Metro (GB): Childminder who left more than 20 kids home alone is jailed in ‘shocking’ case
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