Baby X
Britain's Child Abusers Brought to Justice
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4.5 • 77 Ratings
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
When super-tough cop Sergeant Harry Keeble announced he was joining Hackney's ailing Child Protection Team in 2000, his colleagues were astounded. Known as the 'Cardigan Squad', its officers were seen as glorified social workers dealing with domestics. The reality was very different. Within a few months he'd fought machete-wielding thugs, rescued kids who had pit bulls chained to their cots and confronted the horrors of African witchcraft, exposing a network of abuse in the process - all in his unrelenting war against child cruelty.
Harry rescued dozens of kids - kids in crack houses, kids living in unimaginable filth and kids who had burned their houses down. Then there were the hostage situations, the lynch mobs, and the almost impossible process of interviewing paedophiles to get a confession. Without wading in sentimentality, Harry describes how his team - working alongside dedicated but chronically underfunded social workers - operated at the sharp end of child protection. This is a shocking and unforgettable story of how some of the UK's most disadvantaged children escaped their tormentors - and explains why some cases, similar to that of Baby P's, ended in tragedy.
Customer Reviews
A real insight!
As someone who works closely alongside vulnerable children and knows all to well of the stress and pressure put amongst social services, this is a real true insight on what is frighteningly very real to thousands of children in the UK. A real eye opener and really touching. 10/10 read. Thank you
Honest and compelling
The book is written with real emotion but without drama. It shows the frustrations and commitment of people doing probably the hardest job out there. I sense this is the tip of the iceberg of what could have been shared.
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this is a nice story it’s not too bad it’s not that scary l mean but if you know Elon musc then you might maybe know some of his children like X don’t know what he looks like so can’t tall you if this is him but l would not like someone else making a story about me just because my father is famous just to let you know this book….hmmm…you can try it out l am 9 and l am not that scared of it you can try it out if you like reading 📖 it’s not very bad l would not give 5 starts sorry there are better story’s then this maybe try it