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Cruel Scots childminder who left 27 kids home alone including some strapped into prams & screaming hysterically jailed

A CRUEL childminder who admitted wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care has been sentenced to two years in prison. Amanda Mathewson, 55, looked after many more children than the eight she was allowed, and at one point 27 were found at her home in Dunfermline, Fife. Some of the children were found unsupervised...

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5 outlets · 5 articles
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Reporting countries
Australia
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Australia
Justice · intensity 1.0 · tone -0.33
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

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  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by thesun.co.uk (United Kingdom), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. Cruel Scots childminder who left 27 kids home alone including some strapped into prams & screaming hysterically jailed
    thesun.co.ukAustralieUnited Kingdom → AustraliaEnglish
  2. Childminder who left 27 children in her home alone and unsupervised is jailed for two years
    dailymail.comAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  3. Childminder jailed after she left 27 kids home alone strapped into prams and in garden
    Liverpool EchoRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  4. Childminder who neglected children and deceived parents jailed
    Evening StandardRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  5. Childminder jailed after 27 neglected children discovered in her Fife home
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish