§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children under the age of 14 have been murdered by their parents in England and Wales in each of the last three years. [49477]
§ Mr. MichaelThe table shows the number of offences recorded as homicide in England and Wales, as at 1 August 1997, where children under the age of 14 years were killed by their parents:
Year Number 1994 52 1995 46 1996 58 Figures for 1997 are not yet available.