Plans to Close Nspcc Spark Outrage in Child Abuse Victim ; the Potential Closure of an Nspcc Centre in Derbyshire has Rung Alarm Bells. Caroline Jones Speaks to a Victim of Child Abuse Whose Life Was Turned Around with Its Help.

Derby Evening Telegraph › September 23, 2008

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The potential closure of an NSPCC centre in Derbyshire has rung alarm bells. Caroline Jones speaks to a victim of child abuse whose life was turned around with its help.

Jane Smith was intrigued by the picture drawn by her 10-year-old daughter. It showed a strange scene - of a lion and a group of mice.

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Plans to Close Nspcc Spark Outrage in Child Abuse Victim ; the Potential Closure of an Nspcc Centre in Derbyshire has Rung Alarm Bells. Caroline Jones Speaks to a Victim of Child Abuse Whose Life Was Turned Around with Its Help.

And, as Jane questioned Sarah about the images, she could feel her blood run cold, as it became clear the tableau was a chilling window into her disturbed past.

Jane, not her real name, had begun to suspec...

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