How many more children like Sara Sharif will be killed beforesmacking is banned? | Catherine Bennett
Briefly

Broadcasters have been adding content warnings to reports about Sara Sharif's tragic case, showing a peculiar sensitivity toward child welfare, which starkly contrasts with how other global tragedies are reported.
The distressing details of Sara's death, and the lack of reporting by neighbours to disturbing noises, raise grave concerns about societal responsibility and the protection of vulnerable children in Britain.
In England and Northern Ireland, children still lack the same legal protections from physical punishment that adults have, reflecting a disconcerting societal acceptance of child discomfort.
Scotland and Wales have taken steps to outlaw physical punishment of children, yet England remains stagnant, illustrating a divide in child protection measures across the UK.
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