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'Decline' in suspicious deaths of children

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Violent deaths of children have declined by nearly 40 percent since the 1970s, new research has found. The study of deaths in England and Wales comes at a time of intense debate about the levels of crime against children.

Home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw explains the study's findings.

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