Parents who deliberately starve children of love face jail under new Cinderella Law

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/10732982/Parents-who-starve-children-of-love-face-jail.html Parents who deliberately starve children of love face jail under new Cinderella Law Changes to the child neglect laws will make “emotional cruelty” a crime for the first time, alongside physical or sexual abuse Christopher Hope By Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent10:00PM BST 30 Mar 2014 Comments1456 Parents who starve their children of love and affection face prosecution under a “Cinderella Law”, The Telegraph can disclose. Changes to the child neglect laws will make “emotional cruelty” a crime for the first time, alongside physical or sexual abuse. The Government will introduce the change in the Queen’s Speech in early June to enforce the protection of children’s emotional, social and behavioural well-being. ...